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APHUG Unit 4 1-35
APHUG Unit 4 Vocabulary Words 1-35-1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Antecedent boundary | boundary that preceded the development of the cultural landscape. Ex. Oceans and mountains |
| Census | a count of the population. The US Constitution requires a census every 10 years. It affects each state's representation in Congress. |
| Colonialism | a particular type of imperialism in which people move into and settle on the land of another country |
| Consequent boundary | type of subsequent that considers already existing cultural or physical landscapes. |
| Decolonization | process by which the central political unit gives one or more regions increased autonomy |
| European Union (EU) 1993-27 member states | mostly western and central European countries. Integrates member states politically and economically |
| Exclave | territories that are part of a state yet geographically separated from the main state by one or more countries. Ex Alaska |
| Federal state | units separate political entities into an overarching system that allows each entity to maintain some degree of sovereignty |
| Geopolitics | study of the effects of geography on politics and relations among states. |
| Geometric boundary | a straight line or arc drawn by people that does not closely follow any physical feature. These fall historically on latitude and longitude lines |
| Gerrymandering | the drawing of boundaries for political districts by the party in power to protect or increase its power. |
| Irredentism | a type of expansionism when one country seeks to annex territory with cultural ties to part of the population or historical claims to the land. |
| Devolution | process by which the central political unit gives one or more regions increased autonomy |
| Locational boundary disputes | (territorial disputes)-disputes around the fundamental question of how the land is possessed. |
| Multistate nation | when a nation has a state of its own but stretches across borders of other states/ethnic groups divide |
| Nation | a group of people that is bound together by a common political identity |
| Nation-state | a state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality Ex. Iceland or Japan |
| Neocolonialism | system where economic, political or even cultural control was indirectly exerted over developing countries |
| Operational / Functional boundary dispute | centers not on where a boundary is but on how it functions. |
| Regionalism | loyalty to a distinct portion of a country is more important than loyalty to the entire country. This can create a centrifugal force. |
| Relict boundary | boundary abandoned for political purposes, but evidence still exists on the landscape. Ex. Berlin wall, Great wall of China |
| Landlocked states | without territory connected to an ocean |
| Self-Determination | The principle, in international law, that nations have the right to freely choose their sovereignty and international political status with no external compulsion or external interference. |
| Semiautonomous region | a state with a degree of, but not complete, self-rule. Navajo Nation in the USA |
| Shatterbelt | is located between two very different and contentious regions. Ex. Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe |
| Sovereignty | ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states |
| Stacking | type of gerrymandering by diluting a minority-populated district with majority populations |
| State | an area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government that has control over its internal and foreign affairs |
| Stateless Nation | People without a state have no independent political entity. Ex. Palestine and the Bosques near the Spanish French border |
| Subsequent boundary | boundary created while the cultural landscape is evolving and is subject to change over time. |
| Superimposed boundary | a boundary drawn by outside powers and may have ignored existing cultural patterns. Ex. boundaries declared by Berlin Conference |
| Supranationalism | the practice of multiple countries forming an organization for the benefit of all members. They are formed to create military alliances, promote trade, or combat environmental problems. Ex. League of Nations, United Nations |
| Territoriality | a willingness by a person or a group of people to defend space they claim. |
| Transnational corporations | conduct business on a global scale. They move jobs from one country to another to take advantage of lower wages, lower taxes, or weaker laws on worker safety and environmental protection |
| Unitary States | Unitary States |
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