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Unit 4 Test - Boundary Types and Functions Flashcards

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Nation

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People with common cultural characteristics

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Sovereignty

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The authority of a state to govern itself

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Nation-state

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A state whose political boundaries correspond with its cultural boundaries

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When a nation stretches across international borders

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Multistate nation

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Colonialism

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One state exercising control over another that they have settled in and taken over

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Reapportionment

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Process of reallocating electoral seats to voting districts

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Shatterbelt

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Region caught between two stronger feuding forces

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Relic

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Boundary that no longer functions but is still seen on the landscape

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ASEAN

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Organization made to promote cultural, political, and economic development

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Subsequent

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Boundary established after the settlement of an area occurred

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Superimposed

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Boundary established by an outside power

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Geometric

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Straightlne boundary

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Delimited

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A boundary that s drawn on a map

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Stateless nation

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Group of people who share common cultural characteristics but lack a state

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UN Law of the Sea

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UN Law that defines the rights and responsibilities of states with respect to their use of the worlds oceans

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Centrifugal force

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Forces that divide or weaken a state

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Federal state

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Country where governmental authority is shared between the enteral body and smaller regional authorities

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Irredentism

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When part of a state breaks away and joins another

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Subnationalism

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Allegiance of people to a traditional group or nation rather than to the state

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NATO

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Military alliance with members in North America and Europe

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EU

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Supranational organization that promotes peace and economic cooperation in Europe

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Antecedent

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Boundary that existed before the land there was settled

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Failed state

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A state where the government has lost the ability to provide basic needs for its citizens

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Heartland Theory

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Hypothesis that states controlling the center of Eurasia could give a state the power to dominate the world

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State

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An area that has a permanent population and is controlled by a government that has control over its affairs

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Consequent

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Boundary that was drawn to accommodate a cultural divide

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Multinational

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Boundary that contains different cultural groups

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Autonomous Region

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Area within a country that has freedom from external authority

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Imperialism

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Extending a country’s power and influence through disciplinary or military force

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United nations

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Organization with over 190 members that aims to increase global cooperation

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African Nation

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Political organization that aims to encourage development and stability in Africa

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Centripetal force

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Something that unifies people and enhances support for the state

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Balkanization

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Fragmentation of a region into smaller and hostile political units

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Devolution

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Transfer of power from a central government to a regional government within the state

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Neocolonialism

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Control by a powerful country over its former colonies or less developed countries using economic pressure

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Rimland theory

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Hypothesis that controlling the land near the coasts of Eurasia could eventually lead to world domination

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OPEC

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Supranational organization that controls the cost of oil

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Defined

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Boundary established by legal document or treaty

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Demarcated

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Boundary identified by physical objects like walls, signs, and fences

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Exclusive economic zone

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Area of the sea where a state full control over the use of marine resources

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Redistricting

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Drawing of new electoral lines in response to population changes

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Gerrymandering

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When officials redraw electoral districts in order to favor a certain political party

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Organic theory

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Idea that states are like organisms that have lifecycles and need to be nourished by acquiring less powerful states to survive

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Territoriality

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Willingness of people to defend the space that they claim

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Self-determination

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Ability of a state to decide its own future

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Decolonization

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When colonized nations won their independence from colonizing forces

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Cold war

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Political rivalry between the USSR and the USA at the end of WW2

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Satellite states

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When one state is dominated by another politically and economically

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