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Contiguous Zone

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Between 12 and 24 nautical miles from shore, a state may enforce laws concerning pollution, taxation, customs, and immigration

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Relic Boundary

Front

A boundary that no longer exists.

Back

Kidnapping

Front

moving an area where an elected representative has support to an area where he or she does not have support

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Elongated State

Front

A state with a long, narrow shape.

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Hijacking

Front

redrawing two districts in order to force two elected representatives of the same party to run against each other.

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Defined Boundary

Front

one established by a legal document, such as a treaty.

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high seas

Front

the portion of the oceans considered common territory, not under any kind of exclusive state jurisdiction

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Cracking

Front

spreading voters of one type over many districts where they will comprise minorities that are unable to influence elections

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Territorial Sea

Front

Up to 12 nautical miles of sovereignty; commercial vessels may pass, but non-commercial vessels may be challenged.

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antecedent boundary

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a boundary drawn before a large population was present.

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Exclusive Economic Zone

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Costal States can explore, extract minerals, and manage up to 200 nautical miles.

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subsequent boundary

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A boundary drawn to accommodate religious, ethnic, linguistic, or economic differences.

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Annexation

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The adding of a region to the territory of an existing political unit.

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Prorupted State

Front

an otherwise compact state with a large projecting extension

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Imperialism

Front

A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

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Satellite State

Front

A political term that refers to a country which is formally independent, but under heavy influence or control by another country.

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Shatterbelt

Front

a country or region that is in-between two large political/ cultural forces

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Delimited Boundary

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a line drawn on a map to show the limits of a space

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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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Reapportionment

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the process of reassigning representation based on population, after every census

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Demarcated Boundary

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A boundary demarcated (marked) by some visible means on the ground. Ex. wall posts, fences, etc.

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Autonomous Regions

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provinces that have been granted a certain degree of political and cultural autonomy, or freedom from centralized authority by the government

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Compact State

Front

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

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Stacking

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Diluting a minority populated district with majority populations.

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superimposed boundary

Front

a boundary drawn by outside powers

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defintional boundary dispute

Front

When two or more parties disagree over how to interpret the legal documents or maps that identify the boundary.

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Packing

Front

concentrating like minded voters in a single district in order to maximize the number of representatives that can be elected by the opposition in other districts

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allocation boundary dispute

Front

Dispute over location and resources

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fragmented state

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A state that includes several discontinuous pieces of territory.

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