chapter 9 vocab Flashcards
compact state
state where the distance from the center to any boundary doesnt vary a lot
gerrymandering
the process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power
boundary
invisible line marking the extent of a territoy
unitary state
internal organization of a state that places most power in the hands of central government officials
multiethnic state
state that contains more than one ethnicity
nation-state
state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality
sovereignty
ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states
autocracy
country run according to the interests of the ruler rather than the people
colonialism
attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory
elongated state
state with a long, narrow shape
fragmented state
state that includes several discontinuous pieces of territory
perforated state
state that completely surrounds another one
self determination
concept that ethnicities have the right to govern thenselves
terrorism
systematic use of violence by a group in order to intimidate a population or coerce a government into granting its demands
anocracy
not fully democratic or autocratic, but has a mix of the two
colony
territory legally tied to a sovereign state rather than completely independent
federal state
internal organization of a state that allocates most powers to units of local government
landlocked state
state w/o a direct outlet to the sea
multinational state
contains two or more ethnic groups with traditions of self-determination that agree to coexist peacefully by recognizing each other as distinct nationalities
state
area organized into a political until and ruled by an established government that has control over its internal and foreign affairs
balance of power
condition of roughly equal strength between opposing countries or alliances of countries
city-state
sovereign state comprising a city and its immediately surrounding countryside
democracy
country in which citizens elect leaders and can run for office
frontier
zone separating two states in which neither state exercises political control
microstate
state that encompasses a very small land area
prorupted state
an otherwise compact state with a large projecting extension
