PHHS - APHUG: Important vocab for Unit 4 - Political Geography
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| study of the political organization of the planet | show 🗑
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| show | territoriality
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| show | sovereignty
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| a population that shares a similar culture | show 🗑
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| a politically organized territory that has a sovereign government | show 🗑
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| an internal divison of a state | show 🗑
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| show | a nation that does not have a government that represents their interests
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| nation-state | show 🗑
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| show | Norman Invasion of England, 1066
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| show | supranationalism
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| show | United Nations
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| show | European Union
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| catergorizing and analyzing countries based on their size, shape, and relative location | show 🗑
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| show | compact state
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| show | fragmented state
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| show | elongated state
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| show | prorupt state
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| show | perforated state
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| show | landlocked state
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| show | exclave
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| show | enclave
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| show | microstate
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| step 1 of the boundary creation process; both states argree where the boundary is located | show 🗑
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| show | delimitation
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| show | demarcation
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| a boundary that is a straight line | show 🗑
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| show | physical-political boundary (or natural-political boundary)
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| show | cultural-political boundary
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| a boundary has existed before the present cultural landscape (before modern-day countries) | show 🗑
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| a boundary that has changed greatly over time | show 🗑
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| a boundary that is laid over top of a single, unified cultural landscape | show 🗑
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| a boundary that no longer exists but still affects the culture | show 🗑
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| show | definitional boundary dispute
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| show | locational boundary dispute
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| a boundary dispute over movement across the boundary | show 🗑
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| show | allocational boundary dispute
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| show | colonialism
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| colonialism where the mother country takes advantage of the colonial territory, mostly for natural resources and other economic gain | show 🗑
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| show | geopolitics
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| founded by Sir Halford Mackinder; states that control of central Asia was most important to control Eurasia and the world | show 🗑
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| show | Rimland Theory
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| founded by Saul Cohen; stated that geopolitical breakdowns during the Cold War were likely to occur in the edge of Eurasia, or the "Inner Crescent" | show 🗑
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| an area that contains a state's major cities, population cluster, economic activity, and transportation infrastructure | show 🗑
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| show | multi-core state
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| a city where a country's government is located | show 🗑
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| show | forward capital
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| the city that is by far the largest, most powerful, most influential city in a state | show 🗑
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| show | unitary government
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| a state government type where sovereignty is shared between the central government and the regional governments that make up the state's internal divisions | show 🗑
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| show | gerrymandering
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| show | centripetal forces
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| show | centrifugal forces
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| unit that is equal to 1.15 statute (land) miles | show 🗑
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| show | territorial sea
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| show | "High Seas" or international waters
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| show | exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
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| show | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
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| show | median-line principle
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| any organization that is made up of several member countries; operates on the principle of supranationalism | show 🗑
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| show | irredentism
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| process by which a region in a state gains political strength and autonomy at the expense of the central government | show 🗑
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| show | absolute monarchy
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| show | constitutional monarchy
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| a governmnent style where the people have power; leaders are elected and the economy enjoys a high degree of autonomy | show 🗑
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| government style where all people are equal and all property is state owned. The government controls all facets of the economy; no free enterprise | show 🗑
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