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APHG Unit 4 Government Barrons & Rubenstein

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show A boundary line established before an area is populated  
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show forces that tend to divide a country.  
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Centripetal forces   show
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show Confederacy of independent states of independent states of the former soviet Union that have united because of their common economic and administrative needs.  
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show A state that posses a roughly circular shape from which the geometric center is relatively equal in all directions.  
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Confederation   show
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Domino Theory   show
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East/West Divide   show
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Electoral College   show
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Electoral Vote   show
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show A state whose territory is long and narrow in shape.  
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show International organization comprised of Western European countries to promote free trade among members.  
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show A bounded territory that is part of a particular state but is separated from it by the territory of a different state.  
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show a system of government in which power is distributed among certain geographical territories rather than concentrated within a central government.  
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Fragmented State   show
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show An area where borders are shifting and weak and where peoples of different cultures or nationalities meet and lay claim to the land.  
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show Political boundaries that are defined and delimited by straight lines.  
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show The study of interplay between political relations and the territorial context in which they occur.  
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show The designation of voting districts so as to favor a political party or candidate.  
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Heartland theory   show
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Imperialism   show
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show An alliance of two or more countries seeking cooperation with each other without giving up either’s autonomy or self determination.  
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show A state that is completely surrounded by the land of other states, which is bad for accessibility and trade.  
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show Law establishing states rights and responsibilities concerning the ownership and use of the earth’s seas and oceans and their resources.  
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show Hitler’s expansionist theory based on a drive to acquire living space for German people.  
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Microstate   show
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Nation   show
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Nationalism   show
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show A country whose population possesses a substantial degree of cultural homogeneity and unity.  
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show north American free trade agreement- Agreement signed on JAN. 1 1994, that allows the opening of borders between the United States Mexico and Canada.  
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NATO   show
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show The economic division between the wealthy countries of Europe and North America, Australia and Japan and generally poorer countries of Asia Africa and Latin America.  
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Organic Theory   show
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OPEC   show
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show A state whose territory completely surrounds that of another state.  
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Physical boundary   show
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show The spatial analysis of political phenomena and processes.  
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show The tally of each individuals vote within a specific geographic area.  
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show A state that exhibits a narrow, elongated land extension, leading away from the main territory.  
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show The relocation of electoral seats to defined territories.  
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Rectangular State   show
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show The drawing of a new electoral district boundary lines in response to population changes.  
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show Nicholas Spykman’s theory that the domination of the coastal fringes of Eurasia would provided the base for world conquest.  
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Self-determination   show
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State   show
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States’ rights   show
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Superimposed boundaries   show
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show organization of 3 or more states to promote shared activities.  
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Territorial dispute   show
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Territorial organization   show
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Theocracy   show
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United Nations   show
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Balance of power   show
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show Invisible line that marks the extent of a state's territory.  
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show Attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory.  
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Colony   show
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show A state in which the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly.  
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show A state with a long, narrow shape.  
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show An internal organization of a state that allocates most powers to units of local government.  
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Fragmented state   show
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show zone separating two states in which neither state  
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show Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power.  
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show Control of territory already occupied and organized by an indigenous society.  
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show A state that does not have a direct outlet to the sea.  
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Microstate   show
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show A state that completely surrounds another one.  
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Prorupted state   show
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Sovereignty   show
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show An area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government \\ith control over its internal and foreign affairs.  
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show An internal organization of a state that places most power in the hands of central government officials.  
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