Unit 4 vocab Flashcards
administer
to manage the way borders are maintained and how goods and people cross them
antecedent boundary
a border established before an area becomes heavily settled
autonomous
having the authority tog over territories independently of the national government; for example, by having a separate currency
choke point
a narrow strategic passageway to another place through which it is difficult to pass
colonialism
the practice of claiming and dominating overseas territories
concurrent
sharing authority
consequent Boundary
a type of subsequent boundary that takes into account the differences http. exist within a cultural landscape, separating groups that have distinct languages, religions, ethnicities or other traits
define
the explicitly state in legally binding documentations such as the treaty where boundaries such as natural features or lines of latitude or longitude
delimit
to draw boundaries on a map, in accordance with a legal agreement
demacrate
to place physical objects such as stones, pillows, walls or fences to indicate where boundary exists
devolution
the process that occurs when the central power in a state is broken up among regional authorties within its borders
economies of scale
cost reductions that occur when production rises
electoral college
a set of people called electors who are chosen to elect the president of the United States
ethnic cleansing
the process by which the state attacks an ethnic group and tries to eliminate it through expulsion, imprisonment or killing
ethnic seperatism
the process by which people of a particular ethnicity in a multinational state identify more strongly as members there ethnic group than as citizens of the state
ethnonationlism
the process by which the people of a country identify as having one common ethnicity, religious belief, and language creating a sense of pride and identity that is ties to the territory; also called ethnic nationalism
exclusive economic zone. (EEZ)
an area that extends 200 nautical miles from a states coast; a state has sole access to resources found within the waters or beneath the sea floor of its EEZ
federal state
the organization of a state in which power is shared between the federal government and its internal region units
geometric boundary
a mathematically drawn boundary that typically follows lines of latitude and longitude or is a straight line arc between two pointes
gerrymandering
the drawing of a legislative boundaries to give one political party an advantage in elections
imperalism
the push to create an empire by exercising force or influence to control other nations or people
irredentism
attempts by a state to acquire territories in neighboring states inhabited by people of the same nation
majority-minority district
an election district in which the majority of voters are members of an ethnic or racial minority
multi national state
a country with various ethnicities and cultures living inside its borders
multi state nation
people who share a cultural or ethnic background but line in more than one country
nation
a cultural entity made up of a people who have forges a common identity through shared language, religion, heritage or ethnicity often all four of these
nation state
a politically organized and recognized territory composed of a group of people who considered themselves to be a nation
neo colonialism
the use of economic political cultural or other pressures to control or influence other countries, especially former dependencies
political georgraphy
the study of the ways in which the world is organized as. reflection of the power different groups hold over territory
reapportionment
the redistribution of representatives seats among states based on shifts in population
redistricting
the redrawing of internal territorial and political boundaries
relic
a former boundary that no longer has an official function
self determination
the right of all people to choose their own political status
semi autonomous
describing a region that is given partial authority to govern its territories independently form the national government
shatterbelt
a region where states form hone dn break up because of on going, sometimes violent, conflicts among parties and because they are caught between the interest of more powerful outside of the states
sovereignty
the right of the government to control and determine what happens within its borders
stateless nation
a people united by culture, language, history, and tradition but not possessing a state
subsequent boundary
a border drawn in an area that has been settled and where cultural landscapes exist or are in the process of being established
super imposed boundary
a boarder drawn over existing accepted borders by an outside or conquering force
supernatural organization
an alliance of the three or more states that work together in pursuit of common goals or to address an issue or challenge
territonatlity
the attempt to influence r control of people and events by delimiting and asserting control over a geographic area; the connection of people, their cultures, and their economic systems to the land
unitary state
an organization of a state in which power is concentrated in a central government
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNLCOS)
the international agreement that established the structure of maritime boundaries
state
a politically organized independent territory with a government defined borders and a permanent population; a country
