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Section 1
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Core-Periphery
A model of the spatial structure of development in which underdeveloped countries are defined by their dependence on a developed core region.
Security Council
Five permanent members( US, UK, France, China, USSR) with veto power in the UN. Promised to carry out UN decisions with their own forces.
Imperialism
A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically.
Democratization
the spread of representative government to more countries and the process of making governments more representative
Nation-State
A country who's population share a common identity.
Minority Districting
rearranging districts to allow a minority representative to be elected
Microstate
A state or territory that is small in both size and population.
Majority Districting
area in which the majority of the constituents in the district are racial or ethnic minorities. used to sway electoral votes
Friedrich Ratzel
father of modern political geography, he created the Organic Theory
Rimland Theory
Nicholas Spykman's theory that the domination of the coastal fringes of Eurasia would provided the base for world conquest.
Internal Boundaries
boundaries that divide the interiors of a country into sections
Median-Line Principle
lines made to distribute water ways when states are within 200 miles of each other
Frontier
A zone separating two states in which neither state exercises political control.
Electoral Geography
The study of the geographical elements of the organization and results of elections.
Elongated States
A state with a long narrow shape
Colonies
a group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land a settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation.
Ethnic Force
where an ethnic group shares a well-developed sense of belonging to the same culture
Nationalism
A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
Cold War
A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years.
Perforated States
a state that completely surrounds another
Territoriality
In political geography, a country's or more local community's sense of property and attachment toward its territory, as expressed by its determination to keep it inviolable and strongly defended.
Federal Systems
government systems that divide the powers between the national government and state or provincial governments
European Union
An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
Gerrymandering
Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power.
Government
the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
Core Area
the portion of a country that contains its economic, political, intellectual, and cultural focus.
Centrifugal Force
a force that divides people and countries
Enclave
A distinct region or community enclosed within a larger territory
Landlocked States
state surrounded by other land with no direct outlet to the sea
Exclave
A part of a country that is separated from the rest of the country and surrounded by foreign territory.
Sovereignty
Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.
Operational Disputes
disagreements between neighboring states over policies to be applied to their common border; often induced by differing customs regulations, movement of nomadic groups, or illegal immigration or emigration.
Compact States
A state in which the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly
State
A politically organized territory that is administered by a sovereign government and is recognized by the international community.
Cultural Boundary
an invisible boundary made by the certain cultural beliefs and traits that make the culture
Boundary
invisible line that marks the extent of a state's territory
Physical Boundary
boundary defined by a physical land mark like a river or a lake
Balkanization
Process by which a state breaks down through conflicts among its ethnicities
Geopolitics
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Heartland Theory
Hypothesis that any political power based in the heart of Eurasia could gain enough strength to eventually dominate the world.
Supranational Organization
Organization of three or more states to promote shared objectives.
Allocation Disputes
disagreements over the control or use of shared resources, such as boundary rivers or jointly claimed fishing grounds
Fragmentation
Adherence to or embracing of regional and even local political authority, economic development, social and cultural associations, ethnic or national divisions.
Stateless Nation
A nationality that is not represented by a state.
Fragmented States
A state that includes several discontinuous pieces of territory
Territorial Disputes
A disagreement over the possession/control of land between two or more states, or over the possession or control of land
Geometric Boundary
Political boundaries that are defined and delimited by straight lines.
Binational or Multinational State
State that contains more than one nation (usually no one single dominant ethnic group)
Locational Disputes
Conflict over location, usually associated with physical boundaries.
Centripetal Force
An attitude that tends to unify people and enhance support for a state
Section 2
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