APHUG UNIT 4

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Colonialism
is a particular type of imperialism which people move into and style on the land of another country.
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Physical geographic boundaries
are natural barriers between areas such as oceans desertsand mountains.
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Neocolonism
is the indirect control of economic, political, and cultural powers over developing countries.
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Political enclaves
are states, territories, or parts of a state that are completely surrounded by the territory of another state.
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Nationalism
is a nation's desire to create and maintain a state of its own.
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Geopolitics
________ is the study of the effects of geography on politics.
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Defined boundaries
are boundaries established by a(n) legal document , such as a treaty, that divides one entity from another.
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largest political unit
A state is the ________, the formal term for a contory.
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physical objects
Demarted boundaries are identified by ________ placed on the landscape.
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Locational
________: arguing about where the boundary is located.
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Exclaves
________ are territories that are part of a state yet geographically are separated by the mainstate by one or more countries.
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Soverignty
________ is the power of a political unit or government to rule over its own affairs.
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choke point
A(n) ________ is a place of physical congestion between wider regions ofmovement and interaction, Landbased ________ can be natural valleys or bridges.
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Geometric
________: a straight line or arc drawn by people that does not closely follow any physical feature.
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contentious regions
A shatterbelt is a place located between two different and ________.
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Territoriality
________ also has ties to economic issues resulting in economic conflicts.
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Electoral geography
________ is the use of spatial thinking techniques and tools to analyze elections and voting patterns.
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natural resources
Allocational: arguing over the ________ the boundary covers.
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Satellite states
________ are states dominated by another politically and economically.
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autonomous region
A(n) ________ is a defined area within a state that has a high degree of self government and freedom from its parent state.
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Imperialism
________ is a broader concept that includes a variety of eays of influencing another country or group of people by direct conquest, economic controlm or cultural dominance.
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semiautonoumous region
A(n) ________ is a state that has a degree of but not complete self rule.
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physical landscapes
Consequent: a type of subsquewnt boundary that takes into account existing cultural or ________.
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boundary drawn
Superimposed: a(n) ________ by outside powers.
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stateless nation
A(n) ________ is a culturalgroup that has no independent political entity.
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Nationalism
________ commonly unifies people so it is considered a centripetal force.
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Territoriality
________ has many connections to culture such as religious conflicts.
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Antecedent
boundty established before a large population was present
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Subsequent
boundary drawn to accommodate religious, ethnic,linguistic or economic differences
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Superimposed
a boundary drawn by outside powers
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Relic
a boundary that no longer exists but is still evident on the landscape
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Geometric
a straight line or arc drawn by people that does not closely follow any physical feature
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Consequent
a type of subsquewnt boundary that takes into account existing cultural or physical landscapes
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Definitional boundary dispute
The countries argue about how to interpret the legal documents or maps that Identify the boundry
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Locational
arguing about where the boundary is located
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Operational
how the boundary should be run
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Allocational
arguing over the natural resources the boundary covers
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