VOCAB 8*2 Flashcards
Elongated State
A state with a long, narrow shape.
Supranational Organization
A multinational organization when countries come together to vote for issued. They delegate certain powers to a central authority that represents the collective interests of the member countries.
State
An area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government that has control over its internal and foreign affairs.
Unitary State
An internal organization of a state that places most power in the hands of central government officials.
Federal State
An internal organization of a state that allocates most powers to units of local government.
Gerrymandering
Redrawing legislative boundaries to benefit the party in power is called gerrymandering
Relic Boundary
A boundary that no longer functions but can still be detected on the cultural landscape.
Antecedent Boundary
Boundaries that existed before the present settlement, often based on landforms.
Compact state
A state in which the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly.
Geopolitics
The study of the Earth’s geography on politics and international relations.
Nation
A large group of people who are united by common cultural characteristics, such as language and ethnicity, or by shared history.
Nation-state
A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular nation.
Land-Locked States
A state that is almost entirely controlled by land and has no access to coastlines.
Capitalism
an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.
World-Systems-Theory
Theory developed by Immanuel Wallerstein that in an increasingly unified world economy developed countries form an inner core area whereas developing countries are found on the periphery and semi-periphery.
