ap hu ch 8 vocb

Anocracy

Anocracy

is a country that is not fully democratic or fully autocratic, but rather displays a mix of the two types.

Autocracy

a country that is run according to the interests of the ruler rather than the people.

Balance of power

A condition of roughly equal strength between opposing alliances is known as

Boundary

an invisible line that marks the extent of a state's territory

City-State

is a sovereign state that comprises a town and the surrounding countryside

Coloniasm

which is an effort by one country to establish settlements in a territory and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles on that territory

Colony

is a territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than being completely independent

Compact State

the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly

Democracy

a country in which citizens elect leaders and can run for office.

Elongated State

have a long and narrow shape

Federal State

An internal organization of a state that allocates most powers to units of local goverment

Fragmented State

includes several discontinuous pieces of territory

Frontier

is a zone where no state exercises complete political control

Gerrymandering

Redrawing legislative boundaries to benefit the party in power is called

Landlocked State

lacks a direct outlet to a sea because it is completely surrounded by other countries

Microstate

which are states with very small land areas

Multinational state

is a state that contains more than one nation

Nation

a large group of people who are united by common cultural characteristics, such as language and ethnicity, or by shared history

Nation-state

is a state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular nation

Perforated state

A state that completely surrounds another one is

Purported state

An otherwise compact state with a large projecting extension is

Self-determination

To preserve and enhance distinctive cultural characteristics, nations seek to govern themselves without interference

Sovereignity

which means independence from control of its internal affairs by other states

State

is an area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government that has control over its internal and foreign affairs.

Terrorism

is the threatened or actual use of illegal force and violence by a non-state actor to attain a political, economic, religious, or social goal through fear, coercion, or intimidation

Unitary State

most power is placed in the hands of central government officials. In principle, a unitary government works best in a relatively compact nation-state characterized by few internal cultural differences and a strong sense of national unity

Weapon of mass destruction

nuclear, biological, chemical, or other weapon that can kill and bring significant harm to a large number of humans or cause great damage to human-made structures, natural structures, or the biosphere