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AP Hug chapter Eight
Terms and questions. Based on James M. Rubinstein 13th ed. Text Book
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| State | area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government that has control over its internal and external affairs. It occupies a defined territory on earth's surface and claims a permanent population |
| Sovereignty | independent from control of its internal affairs by other states |
| Microstates | states with small land areas |
| political conflicts can disputes over land can often cause _______ to be difficult to determine, making the statehood of some areas unidentifiable. | Sovereignty |
| city state | sovereign state that comprises a town and 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 in a territory to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles on that territory. MAKES NEW SOCIETY ON LAND |
| imperialism | control of territory already occupied and organized by an indigenous society. REUSES PRE-EXESITING SOCIETY |