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Administer

To manage and be responsible for the running of a country, organization, or situation.

Antecedent Boundary

A boundary established before many people settle in an area.

Autonomous

Having the freedom to govern oneself or control one's own affairs.

Choke Point

A narrow, strategic passageway through which it is difficult to pass.

Colonialism

The practice of claiming and dominating overseas territories.

Consequent Boundary

A boundary that is drawn to accommodate existing cultural or social differences.

Define

To state the exact meaning of a word or concept.

Demarcate

To set the boundaries or limits of something.

Delimit

To set the boundaries or limits, often in a precise manner.

Devolution

The process in which central power in a state is broken up among regional authorities.

Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)

A sea zone prescribed by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea over which a state has special rights regarding the exploration and use of marine resources.

Geometric Boundary

A boundary defined by mathematical lines of latitude and longitude or straight-line arcs.

Imperialism

The push to create an empire by exercising force or influence to control other peoples or nations.

Irredentism

The attempt to acquire territories in neighboring states inhabited by people of the same nation.

Multinational State

A country with various ethnicities and cultures living inside its borders.

Multistate Nation

A population that shares a cultural or ethnic background but lives in more than one country.

Nation

A cultural entity made up of individuals who share a common identity through language, religion, ethnicity, and/or heritage.

Nation-State

A territory where a group that views itself as a nation coincides with the politically recognized boundaries of a state.

Neocolonialism

The use of economic, political, cultural, or other pressures to control or influence other countries.

Political Geography

The study of the ways in which the world is organized as a reflection of the power that different groups hold over territory.

Relic

A boundary that has ceased to function but still holds significance.

Self-Determination

The right of all people to choose their own political status.