Chapter 8 Flashcards
Boundary
An invisible line marking the extent of a state’s territory
City-state
A sovereign state that comprises a town and the surrounding countryside.
Colonialism
The effort by one country to stabling settlements and to impose its political, economic and cultural principles on such territory
Colony
A territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than being completely independent.
Compact state
The distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly.
Elongated states
States with a long and narrow shape.
Federal state
Allocates strong power to units of local government within the country.
Fragmented state
Includes several discontinuous pieces of territory.
Frontier
A zone where no state exercises complete political control.
Gerrymandering
The process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power.
Imperialism
The control of territory already occupied and organized by an ingenious society.
Landlocked state
Lacks a direct outlet to the sea because it is completely surrounded by several other counties.
Microstate
States with very small land area.
Perforated state
A state that completely surrounds another one.
Prorupted state
An otherwise compact state with a large projecting extension.
