unit 4 reverse Flashcards

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a country

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state

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a group of people bound together by cultural identity

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nation

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3
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a state that encompasses a single nation

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nation state

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a nation that doesn’t have a state of its own

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stateless nation

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a state that contains many nations within its borders

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multinational states

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a nation that is partially in multiple states

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multistate nation

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an area within a country that has a high level of self government

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autonomous regions

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a region that has some parts of self government, but not as much as an autonomous region

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semi autonomous region

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a state that is comprised of a city and potentially also some of the surrounding land

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city state

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a state’s control over its internal and external affairs

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sovereignty

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the idea that nations should be able to determine their own future

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self determination

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the process of conquering a place and extracting wealth from an area

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colonialism

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the process of influencing or dominating an area

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imperialism

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a group of people advocating for and/or trying to make a separate country

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independence movements

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the process of releasing former colonies

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decolonialization

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the transfer of power from a central to a local government

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devolution

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a subservient area conquered and controlled by a colonial power

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colony

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18
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exerting influence over an area through indirect means

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neocolonialism

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a state dominated by another, economically and politically

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satellite states

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20
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an unstable area located in between disparate regions

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shatterbelts

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a geographic feature that creates a narrow passage for trade or movement of people

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choke points

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a willingness by a person or group of people to defend a claim to an area

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territoriality

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a boundary that no longer exists but still has an impact

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relic boundary

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a boundary created by outside powers

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superimposed boundary

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a boundary that lines up religious, ethnic, linguistic, or economic borders
subsequent boundary, ethnographic boundary
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a boundary drawn before the arrival of a large number of people
antedent boundary
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a boundary that has a large military presence
militarized boundary
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a boundary without crossing restrictions
open boundary
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a straight line that doesn't follow any physical boundaries
geometric boundary
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a border between cultures/cultural traits
consequent boundary
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a border based on physical features
natural boundary
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a legally defined border
defined boundary
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a line on a map
delimited boundary
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a physical boundary to show the limits of space
demarcated boundary
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a place between countries where military activities are prohibited
demilitarized zone
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a conference that set out the colonial borders of africa
berlin conference
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a dispute over the interpretation of legal definition for a border
definitional boundary dispute
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a dispute over where a boundary should be
locational boundary dispute
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a dispute over the function of a boundary
operational boundary dispute
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a dispute over natural resource usage across a boundary
allocational boundary dispute
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the conference that set out the laws about usage of bodies of water
UNCLOS
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a zone extending up to 12 nmi from a coastline where a country has sovereignty
territorial seas
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a zone extending up to 200 nmi from a coastline where a country has exclusive right to natural resources
exclusive economic zone, EEZ
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water open to any country without restriction
international waters
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a given area wherein the population elects an official
voting districts
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changing the number of representatives for an area due to change in population
reappointmnet
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redrawing of voting districts to match population
redistricting
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process of using electoral boundaries to create a more favorable outcome in an election
gerrymandering
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a state that has a highly centralized government
unitary state
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a state that has a decentralized government
federal state
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these are what kind of geographic factors? disparate geography, a separating mountain range
physical geographic factors
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the desire for an ethnic group to separate from a state
ethnic separatism
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the process of changing the ethnic makeup of an area to make it more homogeneous
ethnic cleansing
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the systematic extermination of a specific ethnic group
genocide
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intentional acts of violence against civilians meant to cause fear and further political goals
terrorism
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what kind of devolution problems are these? differing economic conditions, economic instability
economic problems
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what kind of devolution problems are these? ethnic differences, civil instability
social problems
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process by which a multi state nation incorporates parts of the nation that aren't in the state
irredentism
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the process of a state giving power away to smaller areas within the state, eventually leading to full independence
devolution
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nationalism for a specific area within a state
subnationalism
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the fracturing of a state along ethnic lines
balkanization
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what impact relating to devolution allows for easier networking of independence movements
impact of technology
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the transition from authoritarianism to democracy
democritization
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multiple countries coming together and giving up some of their power to an IGO in order to gain a benefit
supranationalism
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multiple countries coming together and giving up some of their power to an IGO for economic benefit
economic supranationalism
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corporations that do business in multiple countries
transnational corporations
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the economic benefits for doing business at a larger scale
economies of scale
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an international agreement in order to facilitate trade
trade agreements
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an agreement between countries to help each other out militarily
military alliances
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multiple countries coming together to protect the environment
supranationalism and the environment
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an organization of almost all countries in the world in order to achieve peace and protect human rights
UN
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a military alliance between the US, Canada, and many European countries
NATO
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an organization of european states for economic and political benefit
EU
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an organization of southeast asian states for economic and political benefit
ASEAN
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an organization of arctic nations in order to resolve issues in the arctic
arctic council
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an organization of african states for economic and political benefit
AU
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forces that push a state apart
centrifugal forces
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the belief in regional rather than central governments
regionalism
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the process of some areas developing at a different rate than others
uneven development
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a nationalist movement for an ethnic group
ethnic nationalist movements
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forces that pull a country together
centripetal forces
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a feeling of loyalty to a country or nation
nationalism
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the improvement of an economic situation
economic development
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specific practices done by a culture
cultural practices