vocab october 17 Flashcards
administer
to manage the way borders are maintained and how goods and people cross them
antecedent boundary
a border established before an area becomes heavily settled
autonomous
having the authority to govern territories independent of the national government; for example, by having a separate currency.
choke point
a narrow, strategic passageway to another place through which it is difficult to pass
colonialism
the practice of claiming and dominating oversea territories
concurrent
sharing authority
consequent boundary
a type of subsequent boundary that takes into account the differences that exist within a culture landscape, separating groups that have distinct languages and religions. ethnicity, or other traits.
delimit
to draw boundaries on a map in accordance with a legal agreement.
define
to explicity state in leagally binding documentation such as a treaty where boundries are located, using reference points such as natural features or lines of latitude and longitude
demarcate
to place physical objects such as stones, pillars,walls, or fences to indicate where a boundary exists
devolution
the process that occurs when the central power in a state is broken up among regional authorities within its border
economics of scale
cost reductions that occur when production rises
electoral college
a set of people called electors, who are chosen to elect the president and vice president of the US
ethning cleansing
the process by which a state attacks an ethnic group and tries to eliminate it through expulsion, imprisonment, or killing
ethnic separatism
the process by which people of a particular ethnicity in a multinational state identity more strongly as members of their ethnic group than as citizens.
ethnonationalism
the process by which the people of a country identity as having one common ethnicity, religious belief, and language, creating a sense of pride and identity that is tied to the territory.
exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
and area that extends 200 nautical miles from a states coast ; a state has sole access to resources found within the waters or beneath the sea floor.
federal state
the organization of a state in which power is shared between the federal government and its internal regional units.
geometric boundary
a mathematically drawn boundary that typically follows lines of latitude and longitude or is a straight line and between 2 point
gerrymandering
the drawing of legislative boundaries to give 1 political party an advantage in elections
imperialism
the push to create and empire by exercising force or influence to control other nations or people
irrendentism
attempts by a state to acquire territories in neighboring states inhabited by people of the same nation
majority- minority district
an electoral district in which the majority of voters are members of an ethnic or racial minority.
multi national state
a country with various ethnicities and cultures living inside its border
multistate nation
people who share a cultural or ethnic background but live in more than 1 country
nation
a cultural entity made up of people who have forged a common identity through a shared language, religion, heritage, or ethnicity
nation-state
a politically organized and recognized territory composed of a group of people who consider themselves to be a nation
neocolonialism
the use of economic, political,cultural, or other pressures to control or influence other countries, especially former dependencies
political geography
the study of the ways in which the world Is organized as a reflection of the power different groups over territory
reapportionment
the redistribution of representatives seats among states based of shifts in population
redistricting
the redrawing of internal territories and political boundaries
relic
a former boundary that no longer has a official function
self-determination
the right of all people to chose there political status
shatter belt
a region where states form, join, and breakup because of ongoing sometimes violent conflicts among parties and because they are caught between the interests of more powerful outside states
semiautonomous
describing a region that is given partial authority to govern its territory independently from the national government
sovereignty
the right of a government to control and defend its territory and determine what happens within its borders
state
a politically organized independent territory with a government, defined borders, and permanent populations
stateless nation
a people untied by culture, language, history, and tradition but not possessing a state
subsequent boundary
a border drawn in a area that has been settled and where cultural landscapes exist or are in the process of being established
superimposed boundary
a border drawn over existing accepted borders by an outside or conquering force
supranational organization
an alliances of 3 or more states that work together in pursuit of common goals or to address an issue or challenge
territoriality
the attempt to influence or control people and events by delimiting and asserting control over a geographic area
unitary state
an organization of a state in which power is concentrated in a central government
untied nations convention on the law of sea (unclos)
the internal agreement that established the structure of maritime boundaries
