unit 6 vocab quiz 1 Flashcards
a culturally defined group of people with a shared past and a common future who relate to a territory and have political goals
nation
state who’s territory closely corresponds to an ethnicity that has become a nationality
nation state
a nation without a state
stateless nation
a very small country in terms of both area and population. Despite their small size, they’re recognized as independent sovereign states.
micro state
things that bind or hold a nation together and promote national unity
centripetal forces
things that divide or tear a nation apart
centrifugal forces
the most developed and economically dominant countries. they have strong central governments, diverse economies, and high levels of industrialization
core
these countries have characteristics of both core and periphery. they’re more developed than periphery countries, but not as developed as core countries,
semi periphery
countries that are less developed and often exploited by core countries for their recourses and labor
periphery
the process whereby regions within a state demand and gain political strength and growing autonomy at the expense of the central government.
devolution
the exercise of state power over people and a geographic territory, and being recognized by other international states
sovereignty
a political system where power is divided between a central government and various regional governments. This allows regions to have some degree of self-governance while still being part of a larger national framework.
federal states
a political system where most or all of the governing power resides in a centralized government. Regional or local authorities have little to no autonomy and primarily implement decisions made by the central government.
unitary state
the political dominance of a country or region by another country
hegemony
the manipulation of electoral district boundaries to favor a specific political party or group.
gerrymandering
