Unit 4 flashcards

has a defined boundary

contains a permanent population

maintains sovereignty

recognized by other states

a group of people with a common cultural heritage, a set of beliefs that unify the, a traditional claim to a space as their homeland

a nation of people who fulfill the qualifications of a state

the power of a political unit to rule over its own affairs

the right to choose their own sovereign government without external influence

a country that contains more than one nation

a defined area within a state that has a high degree of self government and freedom

a state that has some degree of self rule

a cultural group that has no independent political entity

a nation has a state of its own but stretches across borders of other states

a nation’s desire to create and maintain a state of its own

bring people together

divide people

influence over another country

when people move into and settle on the land of another country

poorly divided Africa into states controlled by European countries

rivalry between the US and the Soviet Union from 1945 to 1991

a state dominated by another politically and economically

a place of physical congestion between regions

the forced removal of a minority ethnic group from a territory

willingness of a person or group of people to defend the space they claim

drawn on a map

identified by a physical objects on the landscape

created while the landscape was evolving

a straight line or arc, doesn’t follow any physical features

created before the development of the cultural landscape

drawn by outside powers

has been abandoned

heavily guarded border

a place stuck between two conflicting regions

divides the sea into different zones

boundaries in the sea

boundaries over land

12 miles off coast, commercial vessels only

24 miles off coast, can enforce laws

200 miles, control natural resources

boundaries that divide a country’s electorate

redrawing district boundaries so the each have about the same amount of people

the drawing of boundaries for political districts by the the party in power to protect or increase its power

power is distributed between multiple smaller governments

power is held by central government

multiple countries forming an organization that benefits all

the reduction in the per unit cost of production as the volume of production increases

sets fair guidelines for international trade

coordinates petroleum policies

collection of European countries in an alliance

promotes peace, security, and human rights

seeks mutually beneficial trade agreements

the transfer of power from a central government to a lower level of government

reunites a nation who shares a language or other cultural element

the fragmentation or breakup of a region or country into smaller regions or countries

established by a legal document