unit 6 vocab quiz 2 Flashcards
a state with more than one nation
multinational state
a nation with more than one state
multistate nation
a state significantly shaped by immigrants, featuring diverse populations and multicultural societies.
immigrant state
a zone of separation that keeps rivals apart. can be natural or manmade
buffer state
a politically organized territory with a permanent population, a defined territory, and a sovereign government.
state
suggest that the central region of Eurasia, known as the “heartland”, holds the key to global power.
heartland (MacKinder) Theory
the policy of a state wanting to add territory from another state inhabited by people who have cultural links to their own state
irredentism
a separate entity composed of three or more states that forge an association and form an administrative structure for mutual benefit in pursuit of shared goals
supernational organization
a sea zone over which a state has special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources stretching 200 nautical miles from the coast
exclusive economic zone
a system of racial segregation where the rights of the black majority were severely restricted and separated from the white minority.
apartheid
government led by religious leaders
theocracy
the idea that multiple individuals acting in their own short term self interest can ultimately destroy a shared resource
tragedy of the commons
a willingness by one person or group of people to defend space they claim
territoriality
concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves
self determination
a capital city that has been moved to a new location to promote development and growth in that area.
forward thrust capital
