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Unit 4 Vocab - All Words Flashcards

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Administered

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boundary that has regulations and laws in place to ensure that the boundary is maintained and to determine how people and goods will cross it

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African Union

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an organization of African states established in 2002 as successor to the OAU; it aims to encourage economic development and political stability through increased cooperation between its members

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Antarctic Treaty

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regulates international relations with respect to Antarctica, defined as all of the land and ice shelves south of 60°S latitude; entered into force in 1961 and currently has 54 parties; sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve, establishes freedom of scientific investigation, and bans military activity on the continent

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Antecedent boundary

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created before the present cultural landscape emerged

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Arctic Council

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intergovernmental forum that addresses issues faced by Arctic governments and indigenous people from the Arctic

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ASEAN

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Association of Southeast Asian Nations; organization of southeast Asian countries to promote cultural, economic, or political development

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Autonomous region

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an area of a country that has a degree of autonomy, or has freedom from an external authority; it is typical for it to be geographically distant from the country, or to be populated by a national minority

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Berlin Conference

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1884-85, regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period, and coincided with Germany’s sudden emergence as an imperial power

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Buffer zone

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a neutral area serving to separate hostile forces or nations

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Choke point

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a strategic narrow route providing passage through or to another region; at sea this is usually a strait

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City-state

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a sovereign state comprising a city and its immediate hinterland

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Colonialism

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attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory

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Consequent boundary

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a specific kind of subsequent boundary; lines are drawn to respect cultural differences in a population

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Defined

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defining a boundary is accomplished through the use of treaties to clearly establish the specific limits of a state’s territorial extent

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Delimited

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when a boundary is drawn on a map

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Demarcated

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a boundary that has had physical reminders placed along it such as towers, checkpoints, and walls

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Demilitarized zones

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area in which treaties or agreements between nations, military powers or contending groups forbid military installations, activities or personnel

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Democratization

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the process of moving a nation’s government from an authoritative (dictatorship) to a democratic system of government

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Devolution

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movement of power from the central government to regional governments within the state or breakup of a large state into several independent ones

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DMZ

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the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) along the North-South Korean border is the most heavily armed military area in the world

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EEZ

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Exclusive Economic Zone; a seazone over which a state has special rights to the exploration and use of marine resources, including production of energy from water and wind; stretches from the seaward edge of the state’s territorial sea out to 200 nautical miles from its coast.

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Enclave

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territory entirely surrounded by another territory

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Ethnic separatism

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advocacy for the separation of an ethnic group from the remaining population of a state; often refers to full political secession, but separatist groups may seek nothing more than greater autonomy within a state

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Ethnocultural

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relating to or denoting a particular ethnic group; describing an ethnic group that has a distinct culture

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Ethnographic boundary

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a boundary line that runs along differences in ethnicity, such as language and religion

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Ethnonationalism

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ethnic nationalism, also known as ethnonationalism, is a form of nationalism wherein the nation is defined in terms of ethnicity

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EU

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European Union; an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members

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Exclave

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territory legally or politically attached to a territory with which it is not physically contiguous

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Exclusionary boundary

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meant to keep people out

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Extraterritoriality

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exemption from the jurisdiction of a host country

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Federal state

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a system of government where power is shared between a centralized government and various regional authorities; the United States is a federal country because power is shared between the national government and the governments of the various states

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Forward capital

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a symbolically relocated capital city usually because of either economic or strategic reasons; sometimes used to integrate outlying parts of a country into the state

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Geometric boundary

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straight lines drawn on a map, which may or may not follow a parallel or meridian

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Gerrymandering

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redrawing legislative boundaries to benefit the party in power

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Imperialism

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control of territory already occupied and organized by an indigenous society

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Inclusionary boundary

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meant to facilitate trade and movement

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Irredentism

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any political or popular movement that seeks to claim or reclaim and occupy a land that the movement’s members consider to be a “lost” (or “unredeemed”) territory from their nation’s past

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Landlocked

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lack direct outlet to the sea because they are completely surrounded by other countries

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Median line principle

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states that when there is not enough space to have a 200-mile exclusive economic zone, two countries equally split the area; in other words, a line is drawn exactly equidistant from the shore of each country to determine water rights

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Mercantilism

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economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought

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Microstate

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a country that is small in both population and area

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Multinational state

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contains two or more ethnic groups with traditions of self-determination that agree to coexist peacefully by recognizing each other as distinct nationalities

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Multistate nation

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a nation that operates many states within the nation; e.g. Korea – the Korean nationality is split between the sovereign states of North Korea and South Korea

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Nation

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a culturally defined group of people with a shared past and a common future who relate to a territory and have political goals (ranging from autonomy to statehood)

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Nation-state

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a sovereign state whose citizens or subjects are relatively homogeneous in factors such as language or common descent

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NATO

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization; purpose to unify and strengthen the Western Allies’ military response to a possible invasion of western Europe by the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies

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Neocolonialism

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refers to the continued economic dependence of colonies on their former occupiers. The implication of the term is that, although the colonial powers no longer exert political or militaristic control over the former colonies, they are still able to control the population of these countries to variable degrees through economic and cultural processes.

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Physical boundary

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use natural landforms and obstacles as a cue for the creation of political boundaries

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Redistricting

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the drawing of new electoral district boundary lines in response to population changes

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Relic boundary

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no longer functional as a boundary but still exists and is visible on the cultural landscape or the impact is still felt

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Self-determination

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the process by which a group of people form their own state and choose their own government

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Semiautonomous region

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largely self-governing within a larger political or organizational entity but with oversight by larger entity

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Shatterbelt

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a region caught between stronger colliding external cultural-political forces, under persistent stress, and often fragmented by aggressive rivals

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Sovereignty

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ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states

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State

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a politically organized territory that is administered by a sovereign government and is recognized by a significant portion of the international community; has a defined territory, a permanent population, a government, and is recognized by other states

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Stateless nation

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an ethnic group or nation that does not possess its own state and is not the majority population in any nation-state

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Subsequent boundary

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created as a result of a long-term process, taking into account numerous factors when being drawn

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Superimposed boundary

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placed by outsiders on a developed landscape, usually ignoring pre-existing cultural boundaries

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Supranationalism

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collections of individual states with a common economic and/or political goal that diminishes individual state sovereignty in favor of collective group interests

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Territoriality

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the connection of people, their culture, and their economic systems to the land

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Terrorism

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systematic use of violence by a group to intimidate a population or coerce a government into meeting its demands; typically targets civilians

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UN

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United Nations; international organization formed in 1945 to increase political and economic cooperation among member countries; works on economic and social development programs, improving human rights and reducing global conflicts

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UNCLOS

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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; effective in 1994, the agreement standardized territorial limits for most countries at 12 nautical miles (1 nautical mile ~ 1.15 miles), while exclusive rights to fish and other marine life within 200 miles of the coast

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Unitary state

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laws are administered uniformly by one central government

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