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4.1-4.3 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| state | is the largest political unit, the formal term for a country. To be defined as a state, several criteria must be met such as having a defined boundary, contains a permanent population, maintains sovereignty, and is recognized by other states |
| sovereignty | The power of a political unit, or government, to rule over its own affairs is known as ___ |
| Nation | is a group of people who have a certain things in common such as common cultural heritage, a set of beliefs that unify them, a traditional claim, etc. |
| nation-states | A nation of people who fulfill the qualifications of a state |
| multinational states | is a country that contains more than one nation |
| Autonomous regions | a defined area within a state that has a high degree of self-government and freedom from its parent state is sometimes known as an _________ |
| semiautonomous regions | a state that has a degree of, but not complete self rule |
| stateless nation | (The Navajo are and example of this) a cultural group that has no independent political entity |
| multistate nation | occurs when a nation has a state of its own but stretches across the borders of other states |
| nationalism | Is a nation’s desire to create and maintain a state of its own, and it unifies people |
| centripetal forces | One that helps to unify people within a country |
| centrifugal forces | a force that tends to divide people, break states apart, or even prevent states from forming |
| imperialism | A broader concept that includes a variety of ways of influencing another country or group of people by direct conquest, economic control, or cultural dominance |
| colonialism | a particular type of imperialism in which people move into and settle on the land of another country. |
| Berlin Conference | sometimes known as the Congo Conference, used claims to form state boundaries in Africa |
| self-determination | The right to choose their own sovereign government without external influence |
| decolonization | The undoing of colonization, in which indigenous people reclaim sovereignty over their territory |
| genocide | organized mass killings, in which people are targeted because of their race, religion, ethnicity, or nationality |
| Cold War | was a period of diplomatic, political, and military rivalry between the US and the USSR or Soviet Union. A confederation of 15 republics, including Russia. Started at the end of WW II. |
| Satellite states | a state dominated by another politically and economically |
| devolution | Process in which one or more regions are given increased autonomy by the central political unit known as _____ |
| geopolitics | the study of the effects of geography on politics and relations among states. It relates to trade, resource management, and the environment on a global scale |
| territoriality | willingness by a person or a group of people to defend the space they claim |
| neocolonialism | economic, political, or even cultural control was indirectly exerted over developing countries |
| choke point | a place of physical congestion between wider regions of movement and interaction |
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