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Semiperiphery
places where core or periphery processes are both occurring, exploited by the core, but in turn exploit the periphery
State
a politically organized territory with a permanent population, a defined territory and a government
Sovereignty
a principle of international relations, holds that final authority over social, economic, and political matters should rest with legitimate rulers of independent states
heartland theory
a geopolitical hypothesis, that any political power based in the heart of Eurasia could gain enough strength to eventually conquer the world
Devolution
the process by which regions within a state demand and gain political strength and automony at the expense of the central government
Boundary
vertical plane between states that cuts throughthe rocks below and teh air above the surface
Gerrymandering
redistricting for advantage; dividing areas into electoral districts to give one political party an electoral majority in the districts
Periphery
processes that incorporate lower levels of education, lower salaries, and less technology
Territoriality
a country’s sense of property and attachment towards its territory
Peace of Westphalia
peace negotiated in 1648 to end the Thirty Years War, Europe’s most destructive internal struggle over religion
Democracy
government based on the principle that the people are the ultimate sovereign, and have the final say over what happens within the state
territorial representation
system wherein each representative is elected from a territorially defined district
Scale
representation of a real-world phenomenon at a certain level of reduction of generalization
majority-minority districts
the process by which a majority of the population is from the minority, when determining minority districts
Splitting
the process by which the majority and minority populations are evenly spread across the districts
Colonialism
rule by an autonomous power over a subordinate and alien people and place
Core
processes that incorporate higher levels of education, higher salaries, and more technology
Unilateralism
world order in which one state is in a position of dominances with allies following rather than joining the political decision-making process
Mercantilism
assocated with the promotion of commercialism and trade
Commodification
the process through which something is given monetary value
Ability
having the power and control over other states
stateless nation
a nation that does not have a state
supranational organization
a venture involving three or more nation-states involving formal political, economic, and/or cultural cooperation th promote shared objectives
political geography
the study of the politcal organization of the world
Nation
legally, a term encompassing all the citizens of a state