Unit 4 Vocab Flashcards
State
Another name for a country
Nation-State
A state whose teritory coresponds to that ocupied by a perticular ethnicity that has transformed into a nationality
Sovereignty
Ability of a State to govern its teritory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.
Stateless Nation
Cultural group that does not have any independent political entities
Semiautononous Nation
Area within a state that is somewhat self-governed
Autonomous Nation
Area within a state that is self-governed, but relies on the state’s government
Multinational State
A state that contains 2 or more ethnic groups
Multistate Nation
nation has own state, but it extends into other states
Colonialism
An attempt by one county to establish settlements and to impose its principles on another teritory
Imperialism
Extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force
(online)
Self-determination
the concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves
Decolonization
Collaspe or removal of colonization, often people reclaim control over their land
Neocolonialism
developed countries indirectly control less
developed countries
Choke Points
A place on land or sea that is in a congested or narrow location, however, serves an important role for the flow of goods or people
Territoritality
The effort a group of people will give to defend a territory or space that they claim
Unitary Governance
An internal organization of a state that places most power in the hands of centeral gevernment officials
Federal Governance
An internal organization of a state that allocates power to units of local government
Relic Boundaries
A boundary that doesn’t exist anymore, but can still be seen in the landscape
Superimposed Boundary
Boundary that was created but doesn’t follow cultural patterns
Antecedent Boundary
Pre-existing, commonly coresponds to a physical feature
Subsequent Boundary
Boundary created to accommodate cultural differences
Ethnographic
Scientific description of peoples and cultures with their customs, habits, and mutual differences
Geometric Boundary
A boundary line or arc that doesn’t follow a physical feature
Consequent Boundary
A boundary that considers the culture and physical features and landscapes of an area
Delimited Boundary
Created by a cartographer who draws it on a map
Defined Boundary
Created through a legal document or contract
Demarcated Boundary
Created by physical objects placed on the land or area
Territoral Sea
Countries have 12 nautical miles of
sovereignty from their coast
Exclusive Economic Zone
Countries have 200 nautical miles from their coast to extract and use resources
High Seas
Water that is past a country’s EEZ and is open to everyone
Contiguous Zone
countries have 24 nautical miles from their coast of sovereignty to enforce immigration and custom laws
Gerrymandering
The process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benifiting the party in power
Voting Districts
Internal boundaries that divide a country’s eligible voters into regions
Redistricting
Redrawing of district boundaries to have equal number of people in each district
Subnationalism
Loyalty lies with a small group within a larger country
Supranationalism
When many countries join to form an organization that benefits all members
Ethnic Cleansing
A process in which a more powerful ethnic group forcibly removes a less powerful ethnic group
Ethnic Separatism
The political process of an ethnic nation breaking away or attempting to break away from a state, to gain grater autonomy
Devolution
The transfer of government power to a lower level of government
