4.7-4.10 AP Human Geography Vocab Quiz

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Annexation

Process of legally adding territory to a city

Federal State

Unites separate political entities into a overarching that allows each entity to maintain some degree of sovereignty

Unitary State

Most or all of the governing power is held by the national government 

Ethnic Separatism

Advocacy of full political segregation from the larger group along cultural, ethnic, tribal, or governmental lines

Ethnic Cleansing

A purposeful policy designed by one ethnic or religious group to remove by violent or terror inspiring means the civilian population of another ethnic or religious group from certain geographic areas

Irredentism

Movement to unite people who share a language or other cultural elements but are divided by a national boundary

Terrorism

Organized violence aimed at government and civilian targets to create fear for the advancement of political goals

African Union

To advocate peace, security, and stability on the continent through greater cooperation economic development and global integration

Arctic Council

To foster cooperation, coordination, and indegraction among the arctic states with participation of arctic indigenous communities

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

Seeking mutally beneficial trade agreements has fostered economic growth and peace for its member states

Autonomous Regions

Own local and legislative bodies to govern a region with a population that is an ethnic minority within the entire country

Balkanization

Fragmentation of a state or region into smaller often hostile units along entho-lingustic lines

Democratization

The transition from autocratic to more representative forms of politics

European Union

Political and economic union of 27 democratic european countries that have single market free trade zone and movement to a set of standardized system of laws

Globalization 

Integration of markets, states, communication, and trade on a world wide scale

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

To provide mutual defense for member states

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

Coordinate and unify its members Petroleum policies in order to stabilize oil markets

Subnationalism

Practice of multiple countries forming an organization for the benefit of all members

United Nations (UN)

To promote peace security and human rights

United states-Mexico-Canada agreement (USMCA)

signed to compete in a rapidly changing and extremely competitive global market

Transnational corporations

Companies that conduct business on a global scale

World Trade Organization (WTO)

To have countries agree to set a fair and non-discriminatory rules for international trade

Ethnonationalism

Support for the political interests of a particular ethnic group within a state especially its national independence or self-determination

Regionalism

Loyalty to a distinct portion of a country is more important than loyalty to the entire country