Unity 34 Flashcards
Antecedent boundary
A pre-existing border usually is there because an existing natural landform exists
Autocracy
A nation with 1 person with all the power
Semi/autonomous region
A region with limited autonomy over its own affairs, but is still part of a country
Berlin Conference
Relegation of Colonization
Boundary
The invisible line that marks a country’s territorial extent
Balkanization
A phenomenon in which countries with political/ethnic messes splits into more nations
Centrifugal force (and examples)
Forces that split a nation apart. Includes crappy laws and braindead politicians
Centripetal force (and examples)
Forces that help a nation become stronger. Includes freedom
Choke point
Strategic narrow route providing passage to another region
City state
Very tiny boi country
The cold war (supranational organizations)
UN NATO ASEAN Warsaw Pact
Colonialism
Hippity Hoppity your land is my land
Compact state
State that is relatively circular in shape.
Contiguous zone
Democracy
A political idea that elects officials into office by votes
DMZ
Demilitarized zone found in Korea
Devolution
Transfer of power down to a lower level. National—> subnational
Elongated state
Thin states that are long. Chile
Ethnic cleansing
Extermination or forceful removal of an ethnicity
Ethnic separatism
2 minorities fighting for independence
Ethnonationalism
RACIAL SUPERIORITYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
European Union
Political body responsible for making life easier in Europe.
Exclave/enclave
Part of a country primarily surrounded by foreign countries
Exclusive economic zone
Exclusive part of a sea in a country that only that country can do economic activities in
Failed state (fragile state)
The basic responsibilities of a government don’t function properly
Federal state
A state that has lower levels do stuff
Fragmented state
State with territory not connected
Frontier
Zone separating two state in which neither state has political control
Gerrymandering
Drawing political borders in such a way that votes can be swayed into a party’s favor
Imperialism
Spread of a country’s power via diplomacy or military strength
International water laws/zones
over 200 miles, anyone can do whatever and the state cannot do anything
Irredentism
The advocation of restoring the country’s borders to “former glory”
Landlocked nation
A country with no direct ocean access.
Maritime boundary
Water claimed by a nation
Microstate
Small country
Micronation
Small “country” that hasn’t been recognized by other countries
Multiethnic state
A nation with multiple ethnicities
Multinational state
A country with more than 1 nation inside its borders
Multi-state nation(Part-nation state)
Majority ethnicity in a nation