unit 4 reverse Flashcards
a country
state
a group of people bound together by cultural identity
nation
a state that encompasses a single nation
nation state
a nation that doesn’t have a state of its own
stateless nation
a state that contains many nations within its borders
multinational states
a nation that is partially in multiple states
multistate nation
an area within a country that has a high level of self government
autonomous regions
a region that has some parts of self government, but not as much as an autonomous region
semi autonomous region
a state that is comprised of a city and potentially also some of the surrounding land
city state
a state’s control over its internal and external affairs
sovereignty
the idea that nations should be able to determine their own future
self determination
the process of conquering a place and extracting wealth from an area
colonialism
the process of influencing or dominating an area
imperialism
a group of people advocating for and/or trying to make a separate country
independence movements
the process of releasing former colonies
decolonialization
the transfer of power from a central to a local government
devolution
a subservient area conquered and controlled by a colonial power
colony
exerting influence over an area through indirect means
neocolonialism
a state dominated by another, economically and politically
satellite states
an unstable area located in between disparate regions
shatterbelts
a geographic feature that creates a narrow passage for trade or movement of people
choke points
a willingness by a person or group of people to defend a claim to an area
territoriality
a boundary that no longer exists but still has an impact
relic boundary
a boundary created by outside powers
superimposed boundary
a boundary that lines up religious, ethnic, linguistic, or economic borders
subsequent boundary, ethnographic boundary
a boundary drawn before the arrival of a large number of people
antedent boundary
a boundary that has a large military presence
militarized boundary
a boundary without crossing restrictions
open boundary
a straight line that doesn’t follow any physical boundaries
geometric boundary
a border between cultures/cultural traits
consequent boundary
a border based on physical features
natural boundary
a legally defined border
defined boundary
a line on a map
delimited boundary
a physical boundary to show the limits of space
demarcated boundary
a place between countries where military activities are prohibited
demilitarized zone
a conference that set out the colonial borders of africa
berlin conference
a dispute over the interpretation of legal definition for a border
definitional boundary dispute
a dispute over where a boundary should be
locational boundary dispute
a dispute over the function of a boundary
operational boundary dispute
a dispute over natural resource usage across a boundary
allocational boundary dispute
the conference that set out the laws about usage of bodies of water
UNCLOS
a zone extending up to 12 nmi from a coastline where a country has sovereignty
territorial seas
a zone extending up to 200 nmi from a coastline where a country has exclusive right to natural resources
exclusive economic zone, EEZ
water open to any country without restriction
international waters
a given area wherein the population elects an official
voting districts
changing the number of representatives for an area due to change in population
reappointmnet
redrawing of voting districts to match population
redistricting
process of using electoral boundaries to create a more favorable outcome in an election
gerrymandering
a state that has a highly centralized government
unitary state
a state that has a decentralized government
federal state
these are what kind of geographic factors? disparate geography, a separating mountain range
physical geographic factors
the desire for an ethnic group to separate from a state
ethnic separatism
the process of changing the ethnic makeup of an area to make it more homogeneous
ethnic cleansing
the systematic extermination of a specific ethnic group
genocide
intentional acts of violence against civilians meant to cause fear and further political goals
terrorism
what kind of devolution problems are these? differing economic conditions, economic instability
economic problems
what kind of devolution problems are these? ethnic differences, civil instability
social problems
process by which a multi state nation incorporates parts of the nation that aren’t in the state
irredentism
the process of a state giving power away to smaller areas within the state, eventually leading to full independence
devolution
nationalism for a specific area within a state
subnationalism
the fracturing of a state along ethnic lines
balkanization
what impact relating to devolution allows for easier networking of independence movements
impact of technology
the transition from authoritarianism to democracy
democritization
multiple countries coming together and giving up some of their power to an IGO in order to gain a benefit
supranationalism
multiple countries coming together and giving up some of their power to an IGO for economic benefit
economic supranationalism
corporations that do business in multiple countries
transnational corporations
the economic benefits for doing business at a larger scale
economies of scale
an international agreement in order to facilitate trade
trade agreements
an agreement between countries to help each other out militarily
military alliances
multiple countries coming together to protect the environment
supranationalism and the environment
an organization of almost all countries in the world in order to achieve peace and protect human rights
UN
a military alliance between the US, Canada, and many European countries
NATO
an organization of european states for economic and political benefit
EU
an organization of southeast asian states for economic and political benefit
ASEAN
an organization of arctic nations in order to resolve issues in the arctic
arctic council
an organization of african states for economic and political benefit
AU
forces that push a state apart
centrifugal forces
the belief in regional rather than central governments
regionalism
the process of some areas developing at a different rate than others
uneven development
a nationalist movement for an ethnic group
ethnic nationalist movements
forces that pull a country together
centripetal forces
a feeling of loyalty to a country or nation
nationalism
the improvement of an economic situation
economic development
specific practices done by a culture
cultural practices
