Studied by 15 peopleNation
a term encompassing all the citizens of a state; a tightly knit group of people having bonds of language, ethnicity, religion, and other shared cultural attributes
States
a politically organized territory that is administered by a sovereign government and is recognized by a significant portion of the international community; a state has a defined territory, a permanent population, a government, and is recognized by other states
Nation-States
a recognized member of the modern state system possessing formal sovereignty and occupied by people who see themselves as a single, united nation; most nations and states aspire to this form, though it is realized almost nowhere
Stateless Nations
nations that do not have a state
Multinational States
a multinational state is a sovereign state, which is viewed as comprising two or more nations
Multistate Nations
a nation that stretches across borders and across states
Autonomous Region
sections of a nation that have a degree of independence in several issues
Sovereignty
ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states
Self Determination
the process by which a country determines its own statehood and forms its own allegiances and government
Semi Autonomous Region
largely self-governing within a larger political or organizational entity
Colonialism
rule by autonomous power over subordinate people and places
Imperialism
the extension or imposition of power, authority, or influence
Independence Movement
effort by people to create a new sovereign state in a place inside of another state (devolution failed)
Devolution
the process whereby regions within a state demand and gain political strength and growing autonomy at the expense of the central government
Neocolonialism
the entrenchment of the colonial order, such as trade and investment under a new guise
Shatterbelt
a region "whose internal, geographical, cultural, religious, and political fragmentation is compounded by pressures from external major powers attracted by the region's strategic location and economic resources
Choke Point
a strategic narrow route providing passage through or to another region
Territoriality
the connection of people, their culture, and their economic systems to the land
Boundary
a line that marks the limits of an area; a dividing line
Relic Boundary
a boundary that has ceased to function but can still be detected on the cultural landscape; it no longer exists as an international boundary
Superimposed Boundary
a boundary that has been imposed on an area by an outside or conquering power; this boundary ignores the cultural organizations on this landscape
Subsequent Boundary
a boundary that is established during the process of intensive settlement
Geometric Boundary
a boundary that is formed by one or more straight lines and/or arcs
Consequent Boundary
a subsequent boundary that is created to accommodate a region’s cultural diversity
Antecedent Boundary
a boundary that was drawn before the cultural landscape emerged and before a large population was present
Demilitarized Zones
an area from which weapons and military forces have been removed
Maritime Boundary
a conceptual division of the Earth's water surface areas using physiographic or geopolitical criteria
UNCLOS (The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea)
rights and responsibilities of nations in the use of international waters, established territorial seas, and exclusive economic zones
Italian Peninsula
English Channel
Mediterranean Sea
Jutland Peninsula
Ural Mountains
Scandinavian Peninsula
Norwegian Sea
Iberian Peninsula
Pyrenees Mountains
Balkan Peninsula
Italy
Spain
United Kingdom
Norway
Greece
Finland
Sweden
Portugal
France
Germany
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