Chapter 8 Rubenstein Word Scramble
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State | Area organized into a political unit and ruled by an est. government that has control over its internal and foreign affairs. |
Sovereignty | Independance form control of its internal affairs by other states. |
Microstates | States with very small land areas. |
City-State | Sovereign state that comprises a town and the surrounding countryside. |
Colony | Territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than being completely independent. |
Colonialism | effort by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles on such territory. |
Imperialism | Control of a territory already occupied and organized by and indigenous society. |
Boundary | Invisible line marking the extent of a state's territory. |
Compact State | Distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly. |
Prorupted state | Otherwise compact state with a large projecting extension. |
Elongated states | States with a long and narrow shape. |
Fragmented state | Includes several discontinuous pieces of territory. |
Perforated state | State that completely surrounds another. |
Landlocked state | Lacks direct outlet to the sea. |
Frontier | Zone where no state exercises complete political control. |
Unitary State | Places most power in the hands of central government officials. |
Federal State | Allocates strong power to units of local government within a country. |
Gerrymandering | Redrawing boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power. |
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