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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final authority over a territory's political affairs | show 🗑
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show | nation
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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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show | a state that is dominated by a single cultural (ethnic) group
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key event leading to the formation of modern states in Europe | show 🗑
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concept of two or more sovereign states uniting for a common purpose | show 🗑
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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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country that is divided up into two or more pieces | show 🗑
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country that is "stretched"; has a long, thin shape | show 🗑
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show | prorupt state
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show | perforated state
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state that has no access to an ocean or open sea | show 🗑
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small outlier of territory separated from a state by the territory of another state | show 🗑
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a piece of territory completely surrounded by the territory of one separate sovereign state | show 🗑
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show | microstate
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show | definition
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show | delimitation
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step 3 of the boundary creation process; the boundary is visually indentified on the earth's surface (optional) | show 🗑
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a boundary that is a straight line | show 🗑
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a boundary that is formed by a naturally occuring feature | show 🗑
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a boundary that separates cultural groups | show 🗑
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a boundary has existed before the present cultural landscape (before modern-day countries) | show 🗑
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show | subsequent boundary
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show | superimposed boundary
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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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a boundary dispute over the delimitation or demarcation of the boundary | show 🗑
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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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rule by a sovereign power over a foreign people and place | show 🗑
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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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show | Heartland Theory
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founded by Nicholas Spykman; stated that control of the lands on the edge of the Eurasian continent was most important to control Eurasia and the world | show 🗑
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show | Shatterbelt Theory
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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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a state with more than one core area | show 🗑
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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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a state government type where the central government possess all sovereignty | show 🗑
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show | federal government
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redistricting for advantage | show 🗑
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forces that unite the population of a country | show 🗑
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forces that divide the population of a country | show 🗑
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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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area of sea extending 200 nautical miles from a country's coast. That country has rights to all economic activities in this area | show 🗑
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series of conventions that establish the rules governing modern-day sea boundaries | show 🗑
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principle used to divide sea territory when two state's EEZs overlap | show 🗑
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show | multi-state organization
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when a region in a state wants to break away to form its own state, or join a new state | show 🗑
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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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a government style where a monarch acts as a figurehead; most power resides within a representative legislature | show 🗑
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show | free-market democracy
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show | communism (utilizing a planned economy)
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