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Ap hug - 61

60 cards·by Macemerald0816
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Annexation
The act of acquiring something by conquest or occupation
Balance of power
The condition of roughly equal strength between opposing countries or alliances
Berlin conference
A meeting from 1884 to 1885 at which representatives of European nations agreed on rules colonization of Africa
Border landscape
A boundary that visit before the cultural landscape emerged and stayed while people began occupying surrounding areas
Antecedent boundary
A political boundary existing before cultural landscape emerged
Subsequent boundary
Boundries created as a result of long-term processes
Consequent boundary
A boundary that coincides with a cultural divide like region or a language
Superimposed boundary
A political boundary placed by powerful Outsiders on a developed human landscape
Relic boundary
A boundary no longer observe but still affecting the present-day area
Boundary dispute
A dispute over language issues where a boundary is placed management of a boundary or over who owns the area
Buffer state
A country line between two or more powerful countries that are hostile to one another
Capital
Principal City in a state or country
City state
A region controlled by a city that has Sovereignty
Civil divisions
Governmental divisions that divides citizens
Colonialism
Exploitation by a stronger country of a weaker one
Colony
A territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state versus being independent
Compact state
A state in which the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary
Confederation
The act of farming in Alliance or a group of sovereign states by treaty or agreement
Core
National or Global regions where economic power wealth and innovation and Technology are concentrated
Core region
The center of economic political and or cultural power in a territory
Cultural boundary
Political boundaries that coincide with cultural breaks in the landscape
Decolonization
The action of changing from Colonial to Independent status
Delimination
A boundary line or outer limit of a specific place or territory
Demarcation
When a boundary is visibly marked on the landscape
Democratization
The action of making something democratic
Devolution
The delegation of authority
Dmz
The demilitarized zone between North and South Korea
Domino theory
Theory that if one nation comes under communist control neighboring Nations will to
Elongated state
A state whose territory is long and narrow in shape
Eez
Exclusive economic zone is a season over which a state has special rights to explore and use Marine Resources
Fragmented state
A state including several disconnected pieces of territory
Federal state
An internal organization of a state allowing most powers to local government
Forward capital
Moving a nations capital to another area within the state to make a statement or create economic growth
Frontier
A zone seperating 2 states in which neither excersizes political control
Geometric boundary
Political boundaries defined and delimited as straight lines or arcs
Geopolitics
The study of relations in international political relations and the environment they occur in
Gerrymander
The drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group
Heartland theory
States that any political power based in the heart of eurasia could become strong enough to dominate the world
High seas
Areas of seas considered beyond territorial waters
Imperialism
Control of territory occupied and organized by an indigenous society
International organization
An alliance of 2 or more countries seeking cooperation with each other without giving up eithers self determination
Irredentism
Position that a State should be annexed because of ethnicity of Prior historical possession
Landlocked state
A state completely surronded by the land of other states in which it must use for accessibility to resources
Microstate
A state or territory that is small both in population and area
Multinational state
State containing 2 or more ethnic groups with self determination who agree to coexist as seperate nationalities
Nation
A tight knit group sharing a common language, ethnicity, religion, or other attributes
Nation state
A country whose population possessess a degree of cultural homogeneity and unity
Periphery region
A least powerful region that's therefore marginalized or under the control of semi-peripheral and core regions
Perforated state
A state that completely surronds another
Physical boundary
Boundaries made by important physical features on earth's surface
Prorupted state
An otherwise compact state with a large protruding extension
United nations
An international organization of a state placing the most power in the hands of central government officials
UNCLOS
United Nations convention on the law of the sea 1994 Constitution to protect ocean resources
Unitary state
An internal organization of a state that places the most power in the hands of central government officials
Terrorism
The calculated use of violence against citizens to attain political religious or ideological goals
Territoriality
The behavior of a male animal that defines and defends its territory
Territorial waters
The area of sea around a countries coast recognized under their jurisdiction
Supranational organizations
A World War region organization not tied to any one country
Stateless nation
A nation containing no state or nationalities
Sovereignty
Independence from control of internal affairs by other states