Ch. 8 Vocab Flashcards

1
Q

A state with a long and narrow shape

A

Elongated State

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2
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An are organized int a political unit and ruled by an established government with control over its internal and foreign affairs

A

State

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3
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An internal organization of a state that places most power in the hands of central government officials

A

Unitary State

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4
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Invisible line that marks the extent of a state’s territory

A

Boundry

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5
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Control of territory already occupied and organized by an indigenous group

A

Imperialism

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6
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A state that does not have a direct outlet to the sea

A

Landlocked State

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7
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A state that completely surrounds another one

A

Perforated State

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8
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An otherwise compact state with a large projecting extension

A

Porupted State

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9
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Ability of a sate to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states

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Sovereignty

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10
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A sovereign state comprising a city and its immediate hinterland

A

City-State

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11
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A zone separating two states in which neither state exercises political control

A

Frontier

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12
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Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power

A

Gerrymandering

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13
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A territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than completely independent

A

Colony

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14
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Attempt by one country to establish settlements and impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory

A

Colonialism

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15
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A sate in which the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly

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Compact State

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16
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An internal organization of a state that allocates most powers to units of a local government

A

Federal State

17
Q

A state that includes several discontinuous pieces of territory

A

Fragmented State

18
Q

A state that encompasses a very small land area

A

Microstate

19
Q

Condition of roughly equal strength between opposing countries or alliances of countires

A

Balance of Power