Unit 4 Vocab

Question 1

The power of a political unit, or government, to rule over its own affairs.

Answer 1

Sovereignty

Question 2

Largest political unit, the formal term for a country.

Answer 2

State

Question 3

A group of people who have certain things in common:
-A common cultural heritage
-A set of beliefs and values that unify them
-A traditional claim to a particular space as their homeland
-A desire to establish their own state or express self-rule in another way

Answer 3

Nation

Question 4

A nation of people who fulfill the qualifications of a state.

Answer 4

Nation-State

Question 5

A country that contains more than one nation.

Answer 5

Multinational State

Question 6

A defined area within a state that has a high degree of self-government and freedom from its parent state.

Answer 6

Autonomous Region

Question 7

A state that has a degree of, but not complete self-rule.

Answer 7

Semi autonomous Region

Question 8

Occurs when a nation has a state of its own but stretches across borders of other states.

Answer 8

Multi state Nation

Question 9

A cultural group that has no political entity.

Answer 9

Stateless Nation

Question 10

A broader concept that includes a variety of ways of influencing another country or group of people by direct conquest, economic control, or cultural dominance.

Answer 10

Imperialism

Question 11

A particular type of imperialism in which people move into and settle on the land of another country.

Answer 11

Colonialism

Question 12

The right to choose their own sovereign government without external influence.

Answer 12

Self-Determination

Question 13

The process in which one or more regions are given increased autonomy (right to self-government) by the central political unit.

Answer 13

Devolution

Question 14

A willingness by a person or a group of people to defend the space they claim.

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Territoriality

Question 15

The use of economic, political, cultural, or other pressures to control or influence other countries, especially former dependencies.

Answer 15

Neocolonialism

Question 16

A place of physical congestion between wider regions of movement and interaction. Ex. A bridge or ocean separates land.

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Choke Point

Question 17

A boundary that was established before a large population was present. It is a political boundary that existed before the cultural landscape emerged and is often based on physical features such as rivers, mountains, or lines of latitude.

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Antecedent Boundary

Question 18

This boundary is typically created while the cultural landscape is evolving and is subject to change over time.

Answer 18

Subsequent Boundary

Question 19

This type of boundary is drawn by outside powers and may have ignored existing cultural patterns.

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Superimposed Boundary

Question 20

Held from 1884 to 1885, it was a meeting of European powers aimed at regulating European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period.

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Berlin Conference

Question 21

This is a boundary that has been abandoned for political purposes, but evidence of it still exists on this landscape.

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Relict Boundary

Question 22

A straight line or arc drawn by people that does not closely follow any physical feature.

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Geometric Boundary

Question 23

A type of subsequent border that takes into account already-existing cultural or physical landscapes.

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Consequent Boundary

Question 24

Drawn on a map by a cartographer to show the limits of a space.

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Delimited Boundary

Question 25

A boundary identified by physical objects placed on the landscape. Ex. A sign, a fence, a wall.

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Demarcated Boundary

Question 26

A type of expansionism when one country seeks to annex (officially add) territory where it has cultural ties to part of the population or historical claims to the land.

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Irredentism

Question 27

Regions that are politically fragmented and often subject to external pressures and conflicts, typically located between larger, more powerful nations.

Answer 27

Shatterbelt

Question 28

The drawing of boundaries for political districts by the party in power to protect or increase its power.

Answer 28

Gerrymandering

Question 29

Unites separate political entities into an overarching system that allows each entity to maintain some degree of sovereignty.

Answer 29

Federal State

Question 30

A system of political organization in which most or all of the governing power resides in a centralized government, in contrast to a federal state.

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Unitary State

Question 31

Forcible removal of a certain ethnic, racial, or religious group, usually to create an ethnically homogeneous area.

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Ethnic Cleansing

Question 32

Organized violence aimed at government and civilian targets to create fear for the advancement of political goals.

Answer 32

Terrorism

Question 33

The process of moving a nation's government from an authoritarian, meaning dictatorship system, to a democratic system.

Answer 33

Democratization

Question 34

Support for the political interests of a particular ethnic group within a state, especially its national independence or self-determination.

Answer 34

Ethnonationalism

Question 35

An invisible line that marks the outer limits of a state's territory.

Answer 35

Boundary

Question 36

Regions or countries that dominate trade, control the most advanced technologies and have the highest levels of productivity and wealth.

Answer 36

Core States

Question 37

An area of the Earth where elevation changes suddenly.

Answer 37

Escarpments

Question 38

A maritime zone extending up to 200 nautical miles from a coastal state's baseline, where the state has exclusive rights to explore and exploit marine resources.

Answer 38

Exclusive Economic Zones

Question 39

A state that is unable to perform the two fundamental functions of the sovereign nation-state in the modern world system: it cannot project authority over its territory and peoples, and it cannot protect its national boundaries.

Answer 39

Failed State

Question 40

A nation is a group of people with common cultural characteristics, whereas a state is an area with defined boundaries that has sovereignty within its borders.

Answer 40

Nation vs. State

Question 41

Regions that are often economically and politically disadvantaged compared to more developed areas, known as the core.

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Peripheral States

Question 42

The process of redrawing the boundaries of electoral districts to reflect changes in population and ensure fair representation.

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Redistricting

Question 43

Regions or entities within a country that possess a degree of autonomy or self-governance.

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Subnational Unit

Question 44

The process of nation-states organizing politically and economically into one organization or alliance.

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Supranational

Question 45

An international organization founded in 1945, aimed at fostering global cooperation and maintaining peace and security among nations.

Answer 45

United Nations

Question 46

An international treaty that outlines the rights and responsibilities of nations in their use of the world's oceans, covering areas such as territorial seas, exclusive economic zones, and continental shelves.

Answer 46

UNCLOS

Question 47

The unequal distribution of resources, wealth, and opportunities across different regions and populations.

Answer 47

Uneven Development

Question 48

A state that has the political, economic, and social stability to maintain sovereignty and function effectively over time.

Answer 48

Viable State