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Unit 4 Vocab Part 1

4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4

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State Formal term for a country that must meet certain requirements: Defined territory with borders, Permanent population, and Government.
Nation A group of people with a common identity through shared cultural traits such as language, religion, ethnicity, and heritage.
Nation-State When the borders of the nation match the borders of the state - a state with (ideally) only one nation within it.
Stateless Nation Nations of people without a state to occupy.
Multinational State A state with various ethnicities and cultures within its borders (multiple nations).
Multi State Nation A nation of people that live in more than one state.
Autonomous and Semiautonomous Regions A location within a state that is given authority to govern independently from the national government.
Sovereignty A state’s authority to control its territory and govern itself.
Self-determination The right of all people to govern themselves. Usually a nation, ethnicity, or former colony wants to govern themselves and establish sovereignty over their own state. Oftentimes may result in independence movements or devolution.
Imperialism The dominance of one country over another country through diplomacy or force.
Colonialism When a powerful country establishes settlements in a less powerful country for economic and/or political gain.
Independence Movements A movement that is trying to gain political independence for some area that it thinks should be its own country.
Devolution Often due to centrifugal forces, power is shifted from the central government or administration to regional authorities which are usually reflective of nations.
Neocolonialism The use of economic, political, cultural or other pressures in order to control or influence other countries.
Shatterbelts Instability within a region that is geographically located between states with overlapping territoriality and political power.
Choke Points A strategic strait or canal which is narrow, hard to pass through and has competition for use.
Territoriality The control and influence over a specific geographic space.
Political Boundaries An imaginary line separating one political unit from another.
Relic Political Borders Border that no longer exists, but has left some imprint on the local cultural or environmental geography.
Superimposed Political Borders Border that is drawn over existing and accepted borders by an outside force.
Subsequent Political Borders Borders that are drawn in areas that have been settled by people, typically due to changes that have occurred over time.
Antecedent Political Borders Borders that are established before there has been major settlement by people in a territory.
Geometric Political Borders Borders that are established on straight lines of latitude and longitude instead of physical or cultural boundaries.
Consequent Political Borders Type of subsequent boundary - takes into account the existing cultural distribution of the people living in the territory and redevelops boundary lines to more closely align with cultural boundaries.
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