VOCAB 8*3 Flashcards
Heartland Theory
Fragmented State
Consequent Boundary
Boundaries that are draw as a consequence of a dispute, conflict. The purpose is to seperate groups based on ethnic differences .
Geometric Boundary
are based on human constructs, such as straight lines and parallels of latitude.
Physical - Political Boundary
Physical boundaries coincide with significant features of the natural landscape. e.g mountains, deserts, water.
Subsequent Boundary
This is a boundary that is created due to the culture of a place and the people. can be based on things like language, religion because it is drawn after people after settled there e.t.c
Microstate
A state that encompasses a very small land area.
Shatterbelt
A state that encompasses a very small land area.
Neocolanism
This is when powerful countries directly influence and control smaller countries/
Irredentism
This is when a country wants to unite or claim a country on the basis that theyr’e people are there and it belongs to them.