unit 4 ap human Geo note cards

Choke Point

Small important passages that control teade,economics, military,etc.. (Straits)

Shatter Belt

Area where a region is freagmented between other nation (conflict and pressures)

Self Determination

A natiosn ability to detrime its statehood and form alliances and government(want to have its own governing)

Effective Sovereingty

The idea a stat emay enforce sovereignty beyond its territory (Can shift over time)

Ethnonationalism

Nationalism where a nation is defined in ethnic terms
-advocacy of or support for the political interests of a particular ethnic group, especially its national independence or self-determination.

Boundary

a line identifying limit sof a territoy

Median Line Principle(MLP)

DIviding and making a boundary at the mid point of 2 place. (sually used when 200 place shave a less then 400 distance apart)

Exclave

a country separated from its main territory

Enclave

A country that is surrounded by another territory but notcontrolled by it

Multistate Nation

Ethnic groups divided by 1 or more countries

Stateless Nations

ethnic groups without a state

Multi national state

countries connecting multiple groups in its boundaries.

Nationalism

Th sense of belonging and self identifying with a nation culture(national belonging) being proud of being part of a nation.

Nation state

an area where a natiosn border match that tof the state and it has sovereignty over the whole territory (usually majority)

Nation

a community of people connected by culture and home land

Political Geography

a branch of human geography which is conecented with spatial analysis s of political systems

States (Country)

A political unity with centralized authority or power that claims a region with boundaries

semi-autonomus region

a r nation having control over their territory with somehigher string atached

autonomous

a region that fully governs itselff.

Sovereing states

a state with solve authority over its lands and people within its boundaries

Devolution

a movement of power from central to regional government ,,

Neo-colonialism

Core countries using factors to control periphery countries

Periphery countries

regions which are less developed and exploited

Core states

regions that are highly developed with dominant power.

Super- Imposed Boundary

A boundary that is forced or place on an area withoutcare or existing borders.

Subsequent boundaries

boundaries made after settlement in an area.

Geometric boundary

straight boundary's on lat and long lines( no regard for physical land scape)

Antecedent boundaries

Boundaries made before settles mentt in a country

consequent boundayr

a boundary made with cocial and economic groups inmind

Buffer states

a politically and economically weaken countryu that lies between the horses of 2 powers.

UNCLOS

confrence organize to define territorial boundaries and rightos to the sea

Exclusive economic zone

a 2200 meter zone fromt he shore line and it give s places the right to use all the water resources.

Gerry Mandering

manipulationof voting districts to favor a political geoups

Re districiting

the process of redrawing boundaries of us congressional boundaries to reflect population changes from previous census

voting districts

a territory where citizen cast votes ina public election.(most generally only people who live there vote tere)

Re apportionment

the processin which the 435 seats of the house of repsresenttive are didved amognt he 50 statess

Delimited

how boundaries are fixed and defined to identity a placed limits

Demarcated

how boundaries are set apart to distinguish its limits(marking)

Relic Boudnaries

a boudnary of the past which is no longer in use but may still have effects ont he place its from.(like the great wall of china.