Chapter 8- Political Geography Flashcards
Boundary
An invisible line marking the extent of the states territory
Balance of power
A condition of roughly equal strength between opposing alliances
City State
A sovereign state that comprises a town and the surrounding countryside
Colonialism
The effects by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles on such territory
Colony
A territory that is legally tied to sovereign state rather than being independent
Compact state
State where the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary much
Elongated state
A state with a long narrow shape
Federal state
I stayed the allocates strong power to units of local government within a country
Fragmented state
State with 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
Perforated state
A state that completely surrounds another
Sovereignty
Independence from control of its internal affairs by other states
State
An area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government that has control over its internal and foreign affairs
Imperialism
Control of territory already occupied and organized by an indigenous society
Landlocked
State lacking a direct outlet to sea because it’s surrounded by other countries
Microstate
States with very small land area
