Political geography
The study of the ways in which the world is organized as a reflection of the power different groups hold over territory
State
A politically organized independent territory with a government, defined borders, and a permanent population; a country
Sovereignty
The right of a government to control and defend its territory and determine what happens within its borders
Nation
A cultural entity made up of people who have forged a common identity through a shared language, religion, heritage, or ethnicity–often all four of these
Nation-State
A politically organized and recognized territory composed of a group of people who consider themselves to be a nation
Multistate Nation
People who share a cultural or ethnic background but live in more than one country
Irredentism
Attempts by a state to acquire territories in neighboring states inhabited by people of the same nation
Multinational State
A country with various ethnicities and cultures living inside its borders
Autonomous
Having the authority to govern territories independently of the national government; for example, by having a separate currency
Semi-Autonomous
A region that is given partial authority to govern its territories independently from the national government
Stateless Nation
A people united by culture, language, history, and tradition but not possessing a state
Territoriality
The attempt to influence or control people and events by delimiting and asserting control over a geographic area; also the connection of people, their culture, and their economic systems to the land
Colonialism
The practice of claiming and dominating overseas territories
Neocolonialism
The use of economic, political, cultural, or other pressures to control or influence other countries, especially former dependencies
Choke point
A narrow, strategic passageway to another place through which it is difficult to pass
Shatterbelt
A region where state form, join, and break up because of ongoing conflicts among parties and because they’re caught between the interests of more powerful outside states
Self-determination
The right of all people to choose their own political status
Imperialism
The push to create an empire by exercising force or influence to control other nations or peoples
Devolution
The process that occurs when the central power in a state is broken up among regional authorities within its borders
Define
To explicitly state in legally binding documentation, such as a treaty that defines boundaries
Delimit
To draw boundaries on a map, in accordance with a legal agreement
Demarcate
To place physical objects to indicate where a boundary exists, like a wall or fence
Administer
To manage the way borders are maintained and how goods and people cross them
Antecedent boundary
A border established before an area becomes heavily settled
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Ch 1 Unit 1 Vocab35
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Ch 2 Unit 1 Vocab16
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Maps26
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Unit 1 Questions4
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Unit 1 Practice Test Questions: Easy25
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Ch. 3 Vocab Unit 224
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Ch. 3 Questions: Population Part 226
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Ch. 4 Vocab10
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Ch. 5 Vocab34
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Ch. 6 Vocab Unit 334
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6.1 + 6.28
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Ch. 7 Vocab17
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Chapter 7 Questions15
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Chapter 8 Vocab14
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Chapter 9 Vocab Unit 434
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Chapter 10 Vocab8
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Chapter 11 Vocab5
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Chapter 12 Vocab Unit 533
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Chapter 12 Questions12
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Chapter 13 Vocab Unit 512
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Chapter 14 Vocab Unit 519
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Chapter 15, Unit 60
