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unit 3 world geograp
Unit 3 Mid Term 9th grade world geography unit 3 mid term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| State | Independent, fixed borders, single government |
| Nation-state | People sharing one idea and area, state |
| Nation | Shared culture, history, and sense of belonging. |
| Multi-National State | Two or more nations within its borders |
| Stateless Nation | Nation does not have own state. |
| Compact state | Where center is similar distance from every edge |
| Elongated state | Narrow shape |
| Prorupted states | State with large projecting extension |
| Perforated states | State that surrounds another |
| Fragmented states | State with several seperated areas |
| Landlock states | States surrounded by other countries |
| Regime | Set of rules and norms decide how government operates. |
| Democratic Regime | Government power held by people |
| Authoritarian Regime | Government controls itself and usually people too |
| United Nations | Group of countries in one group to debate, contact, and more. |
| NATO | A group of countries that fight and defend each other |
| federal state | Self governing state |
| Unitary State | State governed by other states |
| Gerrymandering | Manipulating election boundaries to win |
| the kurds | ethnic group in middle east |
| german unification | Uniting german states into germany |
| Italian Unification | Uniting italian states into italy |
| Democracy | ruled by the people |
| Republic | where head of state is elected |
| Monarchy | queen and king rule following laws and guidelines |
| Oligarchy | small group rules all |
| Dictatorship | one leader rules all |
| Theocracy | rule by religion |
| Communism | everyone is equal except one governing group |
| What types of governments exist in the world | Communism, Theocracy, Dictatorship, Oligarchy, Monarchy, Republic, Democracy |