Chapter 8 Vocabulary Political Geography

Question 1

City-State

Answer 1

A sovereign state comprising a city and its immediate hinterland

Question 2

Colonialism

Answer 2

Attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory

Question 3

Colony

Answer 3

A territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than completely independent

Question 4

Compact State

Answer 4

A state in which the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly

Question 5

Devolution

Answer 5

When a unitary (central) government grants powers to local or regional authorities

Question 6

Elongated State

Answer 6

A state with a long narrow shape

Question 7

Enclave

Answer 7

State completely surrounded by another state

Question 8

Exclave

Answer 8

Separated from the state by one or more other states

Question 9

Federal State

Answer 9

An internal organization of a state that allocates most powers to units of local government

Question 10

Fragmented State

Answer 10

A state that includes several discontinuous pieces of territory

Question 11

Gerrymandering

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Imperialism

Answer 12

Control of territory already occupied and organized by an indigenous group

Question 13

Landlocked State

Answer 13

A state that does not have a direct outlet to the sea

Question 14

Microstate

Answer 14

A state that encompasses a very small land area

Question 15

Perforated State

Answer 15

A state that completely surrounds another state

Question 16

Prorupted State

Answer 16

An otherwise compact state with a large projecting extension

Question 17

Sovereignty

Answer 17

Ability of a state to govern it’s territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states

Question 18

Supranationalism

Answer 18

Cooperation (economic, political, military) among several countries for mutual benefit

Question 19

State

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Unitary State

Answer 20

An internal organization of a state that places most power in the hands of central government officials

Question 21

Balance of Power

Answer 21

Condition of roughly equal strength between opposing countries or alliances of countries

Question 22

A sovereign state comprising a city and its immediate hinterland

Answer 22

City-State

Question 23

Condition of roughly equal strength between opposing countries or alliances of countries

Answer 23

Balance of Power

Question 24

Attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory

Answer 24

Colonialism

Question 25

A territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than completely independent

Answer 25

Colony

Question 26

A state in which the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly

Answer 26

Compact State

Question 27

When a unitary (central) government grants powers to local or regional authorities

Answer 27

Devolution

Question 28

A state with a long narrow shape

Answer 28

Elongated State

Question 29

State completely surrounded by another state

Answer 29

Enclave

Question 30

Separated from the state by one or more other states

Answer 30

Exclave

Question 31

An internal organization of a state that allocates most powers to units of local government

Answer 31

Federal State

Question 32

A state that includes several discontinuous pieces of territory

Answer 32

Fragmented State

Question 33

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

Answer 33

Gerrymandering

Question 34

Control of territory already occupied and organized by an indigenous group

Answer 34

Imperialism

Question 35

A state that does not have a direct outlet to the sea

Answer 35

Landlocked State

Question 36

A state that encompasses a very small land area

Answer 36

Microstate

Question 37

A state that completely surrounds another state

Answer 37

Perforated State

Question 38

An otherwise compact state with a large projecting extension

Answer 38

Prorupted State

Question 39

Ability of a state to govern it’s territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states

Answer 39

Sovereignty

Question 40

Cooperation (economic, political, military) among several countries for mutual benefit

Answer 40

Supranationalism

Question 41

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

Answer 41

State

Question 42

An internal organization of a state that places most power in the hands of central government officials

Answer 42

Unitary State