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Ch. 5 Human Geo
geo boundary-physical boundary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Geometric Boundary | political boundaries that are defined and delimited by straight lines |
| Gerrymandering | The designation of voting districts so as to favor a particular political party or candidate |
| Heartland Theory | Hypothesis proposed by Halford Mackinder that held that any political power based in the heart of Eurasia could gain enough strength to eventually dominate the world |
| Imperialism | The perpetuation of a colonial empire even after it is no longer politically sovereign |
| International Organization | An alliance of two or more countries seeking cooperation with each other without giving up either's autonomy or self-determination |
| Landlocked state | A state that is completely surrounded by the land of other states, which gives it a disadvantage in terms of accessibility to and from international trade routes. |
| Law of the Sea | Law establishing states rights and responsibilities concerning the ownership and use of the earths seas and oceans and their resources. |
| Lebensraum | Hitler's expansionist theory based on a drive to acquire "living space" for the german people |
| Microstate | A state or territory that is small in both population and area |
| Nation | Tightly knit group of individuals sharing a common language, ethnicity, religion, and other cultural attributes. |
| Nationalism | A sense of national pride to such an extent of exalting one nation above all others |
| Nation-State | A country whose population possesses a substantial degree of cultural homogeneity and unity |
| North American Free Trade Agreement | Agreement signed on January 1st, 1994, that allows the opening of borders between the U.S, Mexico and Canada |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization | An international organization that has joined together for military purposes |
| North/South divide | The economic division between the wealthy countries of Europe and North America, Japan and Australia and the generally poorer countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America |
| Organic Theory | The view that states resemble biological organisms with life cycles that include stages of youth, maturity and old age |
| Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries | An international economic organization whose member countries all produce and export oil |
| Perforated State | A state whose territory completely surrounds that of another state |
| Physical Boundary | Poliical Boundaries that correspond with prominent physical feats such as mountain ranges or rivers. |
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