the nature and implications of the evolving spatial organization of political governance and formal political practice on the Earth's surface
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state
an area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government with control over its internal and foreign affairs
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territory
an area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state.
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territoriality
process by which individuals or groups assert control over people in a given geographic area
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soverneignty
a principle of international relations that holds the final authority over social, economic, and political matters
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territoral integrity
principle under international law that prohibits states from the use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of another state
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mercantilism
an economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power
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peace of westphalia
peace ended thirty years war. the treaties contained new language recognizing statehood and nationhood, and clearly defined borders and security
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nation
tight group of people possessing bonds like language ethnicity and religion
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nation-state
A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality
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