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MCHS AP Human Geo4
Unit 4: Political Organization of Space
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Annexation | Incorporation of a territory into another geo-political entity |
| Apartheid | The segregation of blacks in South Africa from 1948 to 1994. |
| Balkanization | The fragmentation or breakup of a region or country into smaller regions or countries. *Term comes from Balkan wars when Yugoslavia was broken up into 6 countries from 1989 and 1992. |
| Exclusionary Border Landscape | Keep people out of a country |
| Inclusionary Border Landscape | Meant to facilitate trade and movement |
| Boundary Disputes | Conflicts over the location, size, and extent of borders between nations |
| Boundary Origin | Boundaries often oringated from old tribal lands and lands won in ward. |
| Boundary Type | Natural: rives, mountains Political: Formed through wars and compromises Cultural: seperated by different cultures |
| Buffer State | A country lying between two powerful countries that are hostile towards each other. (Mongolia is the buffer state between Russia and China) |
| Capital | Principle city in a state or country |
| Centrifugal | Religious, political, economic, conflict, that causes disunity in a state |
| Centripetal | An attitude that unifies people and enhances support for the state |
| City-state | A region controlled by a city and also has sovereignty. |
| Colonialism | The attempt by a country to establish settlements and impose political and economic control. |
| Confederation | Association of sovereign states by a treaty or agreement |
| Berlin Conference | Regulated trade and colonization in Africa. Formalized the scramble to gain colonies in Africa and set up boundaries fro each country's colonies |
| Decolonization | The movement of American/Eurpoean conlinies gaining independence. |
| Devolution | Both the decentralization of a government from a unitary to a federal system or a fracturing of a government (balkanization) |
| Domino Theory | The idea that if one land in region become Communist, more would follow |
| Exclusive Economic Zone | EEZ. Sea zone over which a state has special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources. Has the rights to the raw material recources. |
| Electoral Regions | Different voting districts that make up local, state, and national regions |
| Ethinc Conflict | War between ethnic groups often as a result of ethnic nationalism or natural resources. |
| European Union | Supranational union of 27 democratic member states of Europe. Cover areas of public policy, economic policy, formal affairs, defense, agriculture, and trade. Largest political and economic entity on the European continent |
| Federal | A political philosophy in which a group of memebers are ound togehter with a governing representitive head. Power is shared between the national and state level |
| Forward Capital | Symbolically relocated captial city, usually because of either economic or stategic reasons |
| Frontier | A zone where no state exercises complete political control |
| Geopolitics | Study that analyzes geography, history, and social science with reference to international politics. Examines the political and strategic significance of geography |
| Gerrymandering | Process of redrawing legistlative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the politcal part in power. |
| Heartland | the central region of a country or continent; especially a region that is important to a country or culture |
| Rimland | the maritime fringe of a country or continent |
| Immigrant State | A type of receiving state which is the target of many immigrants. Populare because of their economy, political freedom, and opportunity. |
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