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nationalism

is a nation’s desire to create and maintain a state of it’s own

centripetal force

forces that unify a group of people or region

nationalism

is a nation’s desire to create and maintain a state of it’s own

centripetal force

forces that unify a group of people or region

centrifugal forces

forces that divide a group of people or a region

imperialism

is a broader concept that includes a variety of ways of influencing another country or group of people by direct conquest, economic control, or cultural dominance

colonialism

a particular type of imperialism in which people move into and settle on land of another country

berlin conference

sometimes known as the congo conference, used these claims to form state boundaries in Africa

self-determination

the right to choose their own sovereign government without external influence

decolonization

the undoing of colonization, in which indigenous people reclaim sovereignty over their territory

genocide

organized mass killing, in which people are targeted because of their race, religion, ethnicity, or nationality

cold war

was a period of diplomatic, political, and military rivalry between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR or Soviet Union), a confederation of 15 republics, including Russia.

satellite states

a state dominated by another politically and economically

devolution

the process in which one or more regions are given autonomy by the central political unit

geopolitics

is the study of the effects of geography on politics and relations between states

territoriality

a willingness by a person or a group of people to defend the space they claim

neocolonialism

is a new form of colonization where economic, political, and cultural control is indirectly placed on developing countries

choke point

is a place of physical congestion between wider regions of movement and interaction

physical geographic boundaries

are natural boundaries between areas such as oceans, deserts, and mountains

cultural boundries

are boundaries that divide people based on culture such as language, religion, or ethnicity

antecedent boundary

are established before many people settle into an area

subsequent boundary

are drawn in areas that have been settled by people and where cultural landscapes already exist or are in the process of being established

ethnographic

boundaries that are related to cultural phenomena such as ethnicity, religion, or linguistics

superimposed boundary

boundaries drawn over existing accepted borders, by an outside or conquering force

landlocked states

territory without being connected to an ocean

relic boundary

a boundary abandoned for political purposes but is still evident on the landscape

geometric boundary

boundaries that are mathematical and typically follow the lines of latitude and longitude, or are straight-line arcs between two points, instead of following physical and cultural features

consequent boundary

a type of subsequent boundary that takes into account the differences that exist within a cultural landscape, separating groups that have distinct languages, religions, ethnicities, or other traits

cultural consequent boundary

a border that is drawn taking into account language, ethnicity, religion, or other cultural traits

physical consequent boundary

a boundary that is created to separate 2 cultural groups

open boundary

is unguarded and people can cross it with little or no political intervention

militarized boundary

one that is heavily guarded and discourages crossing

shatterbelts

a place located between two very different and contentious regions