Ap human geo unit 4

Question 1

Nation

Answer 1

A nation is a group of people that share a similar culture trait

Question 2

Nation-State

Answer 2

A state has homogenous culture population and has on shared culture trait normally geographicaly small and isolated example Iceland

Question 3

Stateless Nation

Answer 3

A nation that has a history of self determination but does not have a re state

Question 4

Multinational state

Answer 4

A state that has more than one nation it it´s border

Question 5

Multi State Nation

Answer 5

A nation that has a state of it´s own but also lives in another states an example is koreans because they have north and south

Question 6

Sovereignty

Answer 6

A political authority of a state to govern itself

Question 7

Territoriality

Answer 7

The connection of people, their culture, and their economic system to where they live.

Question 8

Boundary

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Demarcation

Answer 9

The process of physically representing a boundary on the landscape

Question 10

Delimitation

Answer 10

The process of mapmakers placing the boundary on the map

Question 11

Antecedent Boundary

Answer 11

A political border established before the area was populated often based in river and mountains

Question 12

Subsequent Boundary

Answer 12

A boundary that is established after the settlement in that area occurred

Question 13

Superimposed Boundary

Answer 13

A boundary that is imposed on the cultural landscape which ignores pre existing cultural patterns.

Question 14

Relict Boundary

Answer 14

A type of political boundary that no longer function as an official border but still holds historical significance and may influences present-day cultural or social pratices.

Question 15

Gerrymandering

Answer 15

Is the practice of manipulating electoral district boundaries to favor a particular political party

Question 16

Redistricting

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Unitary State

Answer 17

A state where laws are administered uniformly by one central government

Question 18

Federal State

Answer 18

is a political entity characterized by the division of power between a central government and regional government allowing for multiple levels of governance.

Question 19

Devolution

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The movement of power from the central government to regional governments within the state or breakup of large state(balkanization) into several independent one

Question 20

Supranationalism

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Balkanization

Answer 21

The large breakup of a large country into smaller independent states which are often hostile to each other.

Question 22

Irredentism

Answer 22

Political or nationalist idea that seeks to reclaim, and reoccupy a territory that a movement´s adherents believe rightfully belongs to their nation

Question 23

Geopolitics

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The study of how projection of power is effected by the geographic and political landscape

Question 24

Territorial Waters

Answer 24

Are of sea around a country coast recognized as being under that country jurisdiction

Question 25

Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)

Answer 25

beyond a nations territorial sea which a coastal nation has jurisdiction over both living and nonliving

Question 26

Shatterbelt

Answer 26

Regions of cultural diversity and wak political with weak states under persistent stress

Question 27

Buffer State

Answer 27

A country that geographically lying between two rival or hostile powers