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Unit 4 AP Human Geo
Unit 4 AP Human Geography Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nation | A large group of people who are united by a common characteristic, such as language and ethnicity, or by shared history. |
| State | An area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government that has control over its internal and foreign affairs. |
| Nation-State | A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular nation. |
| Stateless Nation | A nation without a corresponding sovereign state, although they often have a political organization. |
| Sovereignty | A state with independence from control of its internal affairs by other states. |
| Self-determination | The concept that nations have the right to govern themselves. |
| Multinational states | States with multiple nations within their borders. |
| Multistate nation | A nation that stretches across borders and is found in multiple states. |
| Autonomous nation | A nation with a degree of self-governance within a larger political structure. |
| Colonialism | The establishment, maintenance, acquisition, and expansion of colonies in one territory by people from another territory. . |
| Imperialism | A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. |
| Neocolonialism | The use of economic, political, and cultural influence to control or exploit developing countries, often former colonies. |
| Territoriality | Willingness of a country, group, or individual to defend their space or territory. |
| Irredentism | A political movement seeking to unite a group of people who share a common culture or ethnicity but are divided by a national border. |
| Ethnonationalism | A form of nationalism where the nation is defined in terms of ethnicity. |
| Nationalism | A nation's desire to create and maintain their own state |
| Autocracy | A system of government where a single person or a small group holds absolute power. |
| Landlocked state | A state surrounded by other countries, lacking a direct outlet to the sea. |
| Choke point | Places of physical congestion between wider regions of movement and interaction (valleys, bridges, & water passageways) |
| Shatter-belt | An area of instability located between regions with opposing political and cultural values. |
| Centripetal Forces | Factors that unify and bind a country together, promoting stability. |
| Centrifugal Forces | Factors that divide and disrupt a country, promoting instability. |
| Devolution | The transfer of power from a central government to lower levels of government (regional, local) |
| Gerrymandering | The process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power. |
| Supranationalism | A form of international cooperation where countries give up some degree of control to attain shared objectives. |
| Unitary State | A state where laws are administered uniformly by one central government |
| Federal State | A state where governmental authority is shared among a central government, and other smaller regional authorities. |
| Balkanization | The process by which a state breaks down through conflicts among its ethnicities. |
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