vocabulary test Flashcards
stateless nation
group of people who share a common culture, identity, and often a territory but don’t have their independent states
territoriality
defending or claiming an area or space as one’s own (physical location, an idea, or even personal space)
supranational
going beyond national boundaries or authority, often involving multiple countries working together on shared issues
boundary
line/limit that separates one thing from another
geometric boundary
a border defined by straight lines or arcs (longitude/latitude) rather than natural features
physical-political boundary
political border that uses rivers, mountains to separate
centripetal
moving/directed towards the center or axis
nation-state
country where the people who liver there share the same culture, language, history
critical geopolitics
the study of how people and governments see and understand the world, especially in terms of power and politics.
heartland theory
whoever controls the central Eurasian landmass (the “Heartland”) can control the “World Island” (Eurasia and Africa), and ultimately, the world
unitary state
a political system where the central government holds all the power
centrifugal
moving or tending to move away from a center
federal state
a country where power is shared between a central (federal) government and regional (state) governments
devolution
the transfer of power (political) to a lower level by central government
state
political entity with defined territory (US, canada)
reapportionment
changing the number of representatives each state gets in a government body (U.S. house of representatives)
nation
large group of people who share common identity
sovereignty
authority of a state or country to govern itself (make its own laws and control territory)
gerrymandering
when politicians redraw voting district lines to help their own party win elections (making sure the other party votes don’t count as much)
colonialism
when a country takes over another land], usually by force, and rules it.
