10 terms for unit 4 vocab

Question 1

Anocracy

Answer 1

A country that is not fully democratic or fully autocratic, but rather a mix of the two.

Question 2

State

Answer 2

An area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government that has control over its internal and foreign affairs

Question 3

Gerrymandering

Answer 3

Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefits the party in power

Question 4

Frontier

Answer 4

A zone of territory where no state has governing authority

Question 5

Perforated State

Answer 5

a state that completely surrounds another state. Two classic examples are Italy, which completely surrounds San Marino and the Vatican, and South Africa, which completely surrounds Lesotho.

Question 6

Landlocked State

Answer 6

lacks direct outlet to sea surrounded by other countries.

Question 7

Unitary State

Answer 7

Authority of government with very little local power,no hierarchy or sovereign powers, few cultural differences.

Governemtnis held primarily by the central government.

Ex. France

Question 8

Federal State

Answer 8

a system of government where power is shared (in various arrangements) between a centralized government and various regional authorities.

Question 9

Prorupted State

Answer 9

Access or Distribution
a state that has a primary body of territory that comprises most of the state, but that also has a long extension that can dramatically increase the territorial power and significance of the country.

Ex. Thailand

Question 10

Boundary

Answer 10

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