Political Geography
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| Compact State | A state in which the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly
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| Elongated State | A state with a long, narrow shape
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| Fragmented State | A state that includes several discontinuous territories
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| Landlocked State | A state without access to the sea
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| Perforated State | A state that completely surrounds another one
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| Prorupted State | An adhesive compact state with a large expansion
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| Enclave | An enclosed territory with a foreign territory around it
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| Exclave | A part of a country that is separated from the rest of the country and surrounded by a foreign territory
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| Gerrymandering | The redrawing of district boundaries entirely for political purposes, thereby benefiting the party in power
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| Subsequent Boundary | A border created with regard to ethnic differences
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| Geometric Political Boundary | A border drawn with straight lines and arcs, as opposed to irregular lines and shapes
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| Antecedent Boundary | A border that was drawn across an area prior to the area becoming substantially-populated
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| Physical Political Boundary | A border that corresponds to a natural, real-life physical feature
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| Superimposed Boundary | A border made through colonization without regard to prior ethnic/cultural patterns
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| Sovereignty | supreme and independent power or authority in government as possessed or claimed by a state or community
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