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apartheid

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a period of segregation in South African from 1948-1994

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centripetal force

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something that brings a group of people together (ex: shared traits, common enemy, etc.)

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centrifugal force

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a trait that divides people (ex: different culture)

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ethnic cleansing

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the government using expulsion, prison, or genocide to eliminate a certain ethnic group (ex: the Holocaust)

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ghetto

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a lesser developed area of a city in where people of an ethnic minority are confined to

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balkanization

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The fragmentation of a region into smaller, often hostile, political units

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civic nationalism

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a non-xenophobic form of nationalism compatible with values of freedom, tolerance, equality, and individual rights

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multi-ethnic state

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a state with more than one ethnicity

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multinational state

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a state that contains multiple nations within it’s borders (ex: United States)

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nationalism

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a loyalty to a nationality or state

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nation-state

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a nation that has the same borders as it’s state (ex: Japan, Iceland)

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part nation state

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multiple nation-states of the same nation (ex: Arabia)

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race

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group of human beings distinguished by physical traits, blood types, genetic code patterns or genetically inherited characteristics

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self-determination

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the idea that a country determines its own statehood and forms its own allegiances and governments

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african union (AU)

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an organization of African states that aims to encourage economic development and political stability through increased cooperation between its members

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ASEAN

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An organization of countries in southeast Asia set up to promote cultural, economic and political development in the region

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autonomous region

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a region within a state that has its own power independent from its state

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balance of power

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condition of roughly equal strength between opposing countries or alliances of countries

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Berlin Confrence

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a meeting where Europe drew over existing boundaries in Africa for their own benefit

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city-state

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A small sovereign state that is made up of a town or city and the surrounding area (ex: Singapore)

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civil divisions

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Governmental divisions that divide citizens

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compact state

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a state with relatively equal distances from their center to any boundary, similar to a circle

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confederation

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a system of government in which sovereign states delegate power to a central government for specific purposes

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democratization

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the spread of representative government to more countries and the process of making governments more representative

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devolution
an agreement to a transfer of power from the state to regions within the state
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elongated state
A state whose territory is long and narrow in shape
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EEZ
sea zone over which a state has special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources
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enclave
a territory that is surrounded by the territory of another state
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exclace
part of a state that is geographically separated from the main part of the state
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European Union
a political and economic organization between most European states
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fragmented state
a state whose territory is physically divided into several distinct segments (ex: Philippines, Indonesia, or other island states)
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forward capitols
a change of a capital city for strategic reasons
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federalism
a system of government where power is shared between the central and regional government
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frontier
an indistinct boundary that is an area of land rather than specific lines
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high seas
the area of the sea beyond the national jurisdiction of any state
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gerrymandering
the process wherein political officials redraw electoral districts to favor a certain political party, ethnic group, coalition, or social class
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irredentism
a state wants to claim a territory due to a shared culture (ex: Russian and Ukraine)
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landlocked state
a state that is surrounded by other states and has no access to the ocean
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microstate
state that encompasses a very small land (ex: Monaco)
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multi-state nation
a nation that is spread across multiple states (ex: the Kurds)
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NAFTA
a trade agreement with North American states
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NATO
a political alliance between many North American and European states
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perforated state
a state that completely surrounds another state
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prorupted state
a compact state has a portion of its boundary extending outward exceedingly more than the other portions of the boundary
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sovereignty
the right + ability of a government to control what happens within its territory
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Soviet Union
a communist nation, consisting of Russia and 14 other states, that existed from 1922 to 1991
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stateless nation
a nation that does not have its own state (ex: the Kurds)
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territorial waters
the area of sea around a country's coast recognized as being under that country's jurisdiction
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terrorism
the unlawful use of force or violence against individuals or property to coerce or intimidate governments or societies to achieve political, religious, or ideological goals (ex: 9/11, January 6 attacks, etc.)
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unitary state
a type of government where the central government makes the laws
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supranational organization
an organization of 3+ states that work towards a common goal
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UNCLOS
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, a code of maritime law approved by the United Nations in 1982 that authorized territorial waters to extend 12 nautical miles from shore and a country's EEZ to extend 200 nautical miles.
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United Nations
a supranational organization used to promote world peace
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defining
explicitly and legally stating boundaries
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delimit
drawing boundaries on a map according to the legal agreement
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demarcated
when boundaries are defined physically (walls, fences, etc)

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