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Balkanization
Process by which a state breaks down through conflicts among its ethnicities
multinational state
State that contains more than one nation (usually no one single dominant ethnic group)
Boundary
invisible line that marks the extent of a state's territory
Centripetal Force
An attitude that tends to unify people and enhance support for a state
Centrifugal Force
a force that divides people and countries
Colonialism
a group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land a settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation.
Cultural Boundary
an invisible boundary made by the certain cultural beliefs and traits that make the culture
Enclave
A distinct region, state or community enclosed within a larger territory or state
Exclave
A part of a country that is separated from the rest of the country and surrounded by foreign territory.
European Union
A supranational organization of European countries formed to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
Federal Systems
government systems that divide the powers between the national government and state or provincial governments
Geometric Boundary
Political boundaries that are defined and delimited by straight lines usually along the lines of longitude or latitude
Gerrymandering
Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power.
Globalization
Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope.
Government
the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
Imperialism
A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically.
Nationalism
A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
Physical Boundary
boundary defined by a physical land mark like a river or a lake
shatterbelts
an area of instability between regions with opposing political and cultural values
Sovereignty
Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.
Stateless Nation
A nationality that is not represented by a state.
State
A politically organized territory that is administered by a sovereign government, is recognized by the international community and has a permanent population.
Supranational Organization
Organization of three or more states to promote shared objectives either economically, politically, or militarily.
Territoriality
A country or local community's sense of property and attachment toward its territorym-its determination to keep it inviolable and strongly defended.
Unitary System
A state in which most political power exists at the national level, with limited local authority.
Irredentism
advocating the recovery of territory culturally or historically related to one's nation but now subject to a foreign government
chokepoint
A narrow, strategically significant area where trade could be easily blocked or controlled
superimposed boundary
a boundary that is imposed on the cultural landscape which ignores pre-existing cultural patterns (typically a colonial boundary)...
multi-ethnic state
States that contain more than one ethnicity.
Nation
a large group of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory.
Self-determination
Concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves
nation-state
A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality
autonomous
self-governing; independent
semi-autonomous
acting independently to some degree
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
the seazone extending 200 nautical miles from the coast over which a state has special rights as to the exploration and use of marine resources
relic boundary
a former boundary line that is still discernible and marked by some cultural landscape features
subsequent boundary
a boundary line that is established after the area in question has been settled and that considers the cultural characteristics of the area
consequent boundary
a boundary line that coincides with some cultural divide, such as religion or language
antecedent boundary
a boundary line established before the area in question is well populated
Neocolonialism
A new form of global power relationships that involves not direct political control but economic exploitation by multinational corporations
Berlin Conference
Meeting at which Europeans agreed on rules for colonizing Africa
Devolution
Transferring responsibility for policies from the federal government to state and local governments.
Fragmented state
A state that includes several discontinuous pieces of territory.
Compact state
A state in which the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly.
Prorupted state
an otherwise compact state with a large projecting extension
Perforated state
A state whose territory completely surrounds that of another state.
Elongated state
A state whose territory is long and narrow in shape.
defining a boundary
provides a legal description of boundaries- usually in a treaty
delimiting a boundary
drawing the boundary on a map based on the legal description
demarcating a boundary
marking boundaries on the ground with a fence or post, etc.
Democracy
A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
Autocracy
a system of government by one person with absolute power.
Anocracy
A country that is not fully democratic or fully autocratic, but rather displays a mix of the two types.
Arab Spring
A series of popular revolts in several countries in the Middle East and North Africa that sought an end to authoritarian regimes.
Reapportionment
the process of reassigning representation based on population, after every census
Redistricting
The drawing of new electoral district boundary lines in response to population changes.
ethnic cleansing
the mass expulsion or killing of members of an unwanted ethnic or religious group in a society.
NATO
an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security
ASEAN
the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, an alliance that promotes economic growth and peace in the region
