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The study of human political organization of the earth at various geographic levels- supranational, national, regional, local

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Political Geography

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An organized and institutionalized political unit with a permanent population with established government that controls its internal and foreign affairs. Owns a monopoly on violence.

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State

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Independence from control of its internal affairs by other states and the ability to conduct its own foreign policy and has international recognition.

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Sovereignty

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the concept that the state alone has the right to use or authorize the use of physical force

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Monopoly On Violence

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often synonymous with state, are the fundamental unit of Political Geography.

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Countries

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Factors that hold together the social and political fabric of the state. Can include national/ethnic unity, political harmony, religious unity, etc.

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Centripetal Forces

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a group that desires self-government, often through the formation of an independent state.

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Nation

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forms of nationalism that regard ethnicity and ethnic ties as core components of conceptions and experiences of the “nation”.

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Ethno-Nationalism

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defined by a sense of belonging to a nation and belief in its political aspirations, beliefs in a unique political destiny

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National Identity

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a geographic ideal…they have a homogenous population with similar identities and political goals and often resistant to diversification. includes Japan, Norway, Germany

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Nation State

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the geographic norm; they have a diverse population that may lead to internal issues and concerns over ethnic and political unity. includes UK, India, Nigeria

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Multi-Nation State

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Occurs when a nation of people lives in more than one state as a majority or a minority. includes Arabs, Germans, Russians

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Multi-State Nation

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Occurs when a nation of people does not have a state of their own. Includes Palestinians, Kurds, Rohingya

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Stateless Nation

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Areas of great population concentration and density (where people live) and economic activity located in geopolitically strategic locations (near waterways) and connected with effective infrastructure.

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Ecumene

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Areas devoid of a concentrated population (sometimes referred to as frontier regions) and may have limited prospect of human settlement.

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Empty Areas

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Area where states originate, i.e. birthplace of dominant culture, national/religious identity and/or creates sense of “homeland” when tied to the physical environment.

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Historic Core

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Area typically where the most ethnic diversity exists and can be less unified than the core

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Periphery/Borderlands

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Regions that produce economic output for the country

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Effective National Territory

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the relationship between a state’s geometric shape, size, relative location and situation and the political issues facing its people internally and internationally.

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Territorial Morphology

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State that completely surrounds another state or states…the state that is surrounded “perforates” the other.

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Perforated State

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State that geographically exists in several pieces which may include a mainland section and islands or may be an entirely an archipelago

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Fragmented State

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State that does not vary greatly in distance from its center point to any point on its boundary

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Compact State

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State that has a piece that protrudes from its core such as a peninsula or panhandle

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Prorupted State

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State that has a huge expanse either N/S or E/W but has a narrow reciprocal.

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Elongated State

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States that are tiny both in size and population and act more or less as a city-state with a one dimensional economy.

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Microstates

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States that geographically have no coastal access to a body of water and is surrounded on all sides by another state or states…some are double landlocked.

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Landlocked States

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a state or part of a state surrounded completely by another state.

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Enclave

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an enclave that is a political extension of another state

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Exclave