Organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.

Supranational organization consisting of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa to protect the best interests of Africa.

Physical separation of different races into separate geographic areas. Historical example is South Africa.

A conceptual division of Earth's water surface areas using physiographical or geopolitical criteria.

An internal organization of a state that places most power in the hands of central government officials.

Trade agreement with the United States, Canada and Mexico.

The 200 mile radius off the coast where a country has exclusive rights to harvest resources

An alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by any other country; US, England, France, Canada, Western European countries.

The concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves.

Boundary that follows a natural feature such as a river or a mountain.

A strategic geographical narrow route providing passage through or to another region. (valley, bridge or maritime passage)

An area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government that has control over its internal and foreign affairs.

The process by which a state breaks down through ethnic conflict often resulting in new separate states.

A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity/nation.

A people who share a common heritage, are unified by shared values and heritage, and typically claim a specific location as their homeland based on tradition.

A form of nationalism in which the "nation" is defined in terms of ethnicity

A boundary no longer observed but that still affects the present-day area (e.g. border between West and East Germany in Berlin)

All parts of the mass of saltwater surrounding the globe that are not part of the territorial sea or internal waters of a state.

superimposed boundary

A political boundary/border placed by powerful outsiders on a developed human landscape

An internal organization of a state that allocates most powers to units of local government.

A concept in geopolitics referring to strategically positioned and oriented regions on a political map that are deeply internally divided and encompassed in the competition between the great powers in geostrategic areas and spheres.

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unit 4 pt2

Question	Answer
united nations	Organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.
african union	Supranational organization consisting of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa to protect the best interests of Africa.
apartheid	Physical separation of different races into separate geographic areas. Historical example is South Africa.
maritime boundaries	A conceptual division of Earth's water surface areas using physiographical or geopolitical criteria.
unitary state	An internal organization of a state that places most power in the hands of central government officials.
NAFTA	Trade agreement with the United States, Canada and Mexico.
EEZ	The 200 mile radius off the coast where a country has exclusive rights to harvest resources
NATO	An alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by any other country; US, England, France, Canada, Western European countries.
self determination	The concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves.
physical boundaries	Boundary that follows a natural feature such as a river or a mountain.
choke point	A strategic geographical narrow route providing passage through or to another region. (valley, bridge or maritime passage)
state	An area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government that has control over its internal and foreign affairs.
balkanization	The process by which a state breaks down through ethnic conflict often resulting in new separate states.
nation-state	A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity/nation.
nation	A people who share a common heritage, are unified by shared values and heritage, and typically claim a specific location as their homeland based on tradition.
ethnonationalism	A form of nationalism in which the "nation" is defined in terms of ethnicity
relic boundary	A boundary no longer observed but that still affects the present-day area (e.g. border between West and East Germany in Berlin)
high seas	All parts of the mass of saltwater surrounding the globe that are not part of the territorial sea or internal waters of a state.
superimposed boundary	A political boundary/border placed by powerful outsiders on a developed human landscape
federal states	An internal organization of a state that allocates most powers to units of local government.
delimitation	A dividing line or boundary.
shatterbelt	A concept in geopolitics referring to strategically positioned and oriented regions on a political map that are deeply internally divided and encompassed in the competition between the great powers in geostrategic areas and spheres.

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