Unit 4 Vocab Part 2 Word Scramble
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| International Boundary | Geographic borders between sovereign states. |
| Internal Boundary | Boundary within a state, for administrative purposes or to mark off cultural regions. |
| Defined Political Boundaries | Countries legally define and agree to where borders are located through an agreement or treaty. |
| Delimited Political Boundaries | Identifying the location of the defined boundaries on a map. Usually at the same time that boundaries are defined and done through a legal designation. |
| Demarcated Political Boundaries | Visible marking of the landscape with objects, such as fences or signs. |
| Administered Political Boundaries | Legal management of the border through laws, immigration regulation, documentation, and prosecution. |
| Demilitarized Zones | An area in which treaties or agreements between nations, military powers or contending groups forbid military installations, activities or personnel. |
| Political Boundary | An invisible line that marks the outer limits of a state's territory. |
| Maritime Boundary | An invisible line that politically divides the Earth’s water surface. |
| UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) | An international agreement that establishes a legal framework for all marine and maritime activities. |
| International Waters | Water past 200 nautical miles belongs to no one! These are international waters. |
| Territorial Seas | For up to 12 nautical miles (14 miles), a country may set laws regulating passage by ships registered in other countries. Basically an extension of your land. |
| Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) | Between 24 and 200 nautical miles, a country has the sole right to fish and other marine life. |
| Voting District | A geographic term used by state and local governments to organize elections. Drawn by state legislatures. |
| Redistricting | State’s internal political boundaries that determine voting districts for the US House of Representatives and the state legislature. Redrawn to accurately reflect the new census data. |
| Gerrymandering | Redistricting for a political advantage. When the political party that controls a majority of seats in the state legislature draws political district boundaries to maintain or extend their political power. |
| Federal State | A style of government in which power is shared between central, regional, and local governments. |
| Unitary State | A style of government in which the power is located centrally and the purpose of regional or local units is to carry out policy. |
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