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Capitalism

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Economic model wherein people, corporations, and states produce goods and exchange them on the world market, with the goal of achieving profit.

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Elongated State

Front

A state with a long, narrow shape.

Back

Antecedent Boundary

Front

A boundary drawn before a large population was present.

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Decolonization

Front

Process by which colonies become independent of the colonizing country.

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Cold War

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A period of diplomatic, political, and military rivalry between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Soviet Union).

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Enclave

Front

An enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it.

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Contiguous Zone

Front

One of four zones in the Law of the Sea that says coastal states have limited sovereignty for up to 24 nautical miles, where they can enforce laws on customs, immigration, and sanitation.

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Demarcated Boundary

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A boundary identified by physical objects placed on the landscape.

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Colonialism

Front

Attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory.

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Defined Boundary

Front

A boundary established by a legal document.

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Democratization

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The transition from autocratic to more representative forms of government.

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Devolution

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The process whereby regions within a state demand and gain political strength and growing autonomy at the expense of the central government.

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Cultural Boundary

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Boundary based on human traits or behavior.

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Autonomous Region

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A defined area within a state that has a high degree of self-government and freedom from its parent state.

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Colony

Front

A territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than completely independent.

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Compact State

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A state in which the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly.

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Democracy

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Government based on the principle that the people are the ultimate sovereign and have the final say over what happens within the state.

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Balance of Power

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Condition of roughly equal strength between opposing countries or alliances of countries.

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Delimited Boundary

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A boundary that is a line drawn on a map to show the limits of space.

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European Union (EU)

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Supranational organization with members mostly in Western & Central Europe whose mission is the political and economic integration of its member states.

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