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Human Geography- voc
Ch. 8 Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Balance of power | condition of roughly equal strength between opposing countries ot alliances of countries |
| Boundary | Invisble line that marks the extent of a staate's terrietory |
| City-State | A sovereigh state comprising a city and its hinterland |
| Colonialism | Attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory |
| Colony | A territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than completely independent |
| Compact State | A state in which the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly |
| Elongated State | A state with a long, narrow state |
| Federal State | Ab unternal organization of a state that allocates most powers to units of local goverment |
| Fragmented State | A state that includes several discontinuous pieces of territory |
| Frontier | A zone seperating two states in which neither state excercises political control |
| Gerrymandering- | The process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the part in power |
| Imperialism | Control of territory already occupied and organized by an indigenous society |
| Landlocked State | A state that does not have a direct outlet to sea |
| Microstate | A state that encompasses a very small land area |
| Perforated State | A state that completely surrounds another one |
| Prorupted State | An otherwise compact state with a large projecting extension |
| Sovereignty | Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states |
| State | An area organized into a political unit |
| Unitary State | An internal organization of a state that places most power in the hand of central goverment officials |