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Section 1

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State

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A politically organized territory that is administered by a sovereign government and is recognized by the international community.

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European Union

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An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members

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Positional Disputes

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Conflict over location, usually associated with physical boundaries.

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Balkanization

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Process by which a state breaks down through conflicts among its ethnicities

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Colonies

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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.

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Supranational Organization

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Organization of three or more states to promote shared objectives.

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Landlocked States

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state surrounded by other land with no direct outlet to the sea

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Territorial Disputes

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A disagreement over the possession/control of land between two or more states, or over the possession or control of land

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Frontier

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A zone separating two states in which neither state exercises political control.

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Security Council

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Five permanent members( US, UK, France, China, USSR) with veto power in the UN. Promised to carry out UN decisions with their own forces.

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Centrifugal Force

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a force that divides people and countries

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Cold War

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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.

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Democratization

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the spread of representative government to more countries and the process of making governments more representative

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Nationalism

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A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country

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Internal Boundaries

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boundaries that divide the interiors of a country into sections

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Ethnic Force

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where an ethnic group shares a well-developed sense of belonging to the same culture

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Territoriality

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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.

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Electoral Geography

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The study of the geographical elements of the organization and results of elections.

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Enclave

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A distinct region or community enclosed within a larger territory

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Median-Line Principle

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lines made to distribute water ways when states are within 200 miles of each other

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Cultural Boundary

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an invisible boundary made by the certain cultural beliefs and traits that make the culture

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Centripetal Force

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An attitude that tends to unify people and enhance support for a state

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Resource Disputes

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disagreements over the control or use of shared resources, such as boundary rivers or jointly claimed fishing grounds

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Boundary

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invisible line that marks the extent of a state's territory

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Consequent Boundaries

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the boundaries between states are set by ethical differences, especially those based on language and/or religion. Also called Cultural Boundaries.

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Stateless Nation

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A nationality that is not represented by a state.

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Imperialism

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A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically.

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Functional Disputes

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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.

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Nation-State

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A country who's population share a common identity.

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Geopolitics

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An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products

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Irredentism

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The policy of a state wishing to incorporate within itself territory inhabited by people who have ethnic or linguistic links with the country but that lies within a neighboring state.

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Microstate

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A state or territory that is small in both size and population.

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Organic Theory

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The view that states resemble biological organisms with life cycles that include stages of youth, maturity, and old age.

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Federal Systems

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government systems that divide the powers between the national government and state or provincial governments

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Gerrymandering

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Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power.

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Terrorism

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the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims.

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Geometric Boundary

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Political boundaries that are defined and delimited by straight lines.

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Binational or Multinational State

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State that contains more than one nation (usually no one single dominant ethnic group)

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Demarcation Boundary

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A boundary created by building a physical structure

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Fragmentation

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Adherence to or embracing of regional and even local political authority, economic development, social and cultural associations, ethnic or national divisions.

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Government

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the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed

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Sovereignty

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Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.

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Physical Boundary

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boundary defined by a physical land mark like a river or a lake

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Exclave

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A part of a country that is separated from the rest of the country and surrounded by foreign territory.

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Unitary State

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A state in which most political power exists at the national level, with limited local authority.

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