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APHG An Introduction to Human Geography Book

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Unitary State   An internal organization of a state that places most power in the hands of central government officials  
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Frontier   A zone separating 2 states in which neither state exercises political control  
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Perforated State   A state that completely surrounds another one  
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Gerrymandering   Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power  
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Federal State   An internal organization of a state that allocates most powers to units of local government  
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Prorupted state   An otherwise compact state with a large projecting extension  
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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 pieces of territory  
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Boundary   Invisible line that marks the extent of a state's territory  
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Compact State   A state in which the distance from the center to any boundary doesn't vary significantly  
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Colonialism   Attempt by 1 country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory  
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Imperialism   Control of territory already occupied and organized by an indigenous society  
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Microstate   A state that encompasses a very small land area  
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City-Sate   A sovereign state comprising a city and its immediate hinterland (countryside)  
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Colony   A territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than completely independent  
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Balance of Power   Condition of roughly equal strength between opposing countries or alliances of countries  
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State   An area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government with control over its internal and foreign affairs  
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Sovereignty   Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states  
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Landlocked State   A state that doesn't have a direct outlet to the sea  
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