The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography Chapter 8 Key Terms
Key terms from chapter 8 (Political Geography) of The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography (8th edition) by James M. Rubenstein.
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- elongated state
- A state with a long, narrow shape.
- state
- An area organized into a political unit and is ruled by an established government with control over its internal and foreign affairs.
- landlocked state
- A state that does not have a direct outlet to the sea.
- fragmented state
- A state that includes several discontinuous pieces of territory.
- gerrymandering
- Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power.
- sovereignty
- Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.
- perforated state
- A state that completely surround another one.
- colony
- A territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than completely independent.
- high seas
- Areas of seas considered beyond territorial waters.
- frontier
- A zone separating two states in which neither state exercises political control.
- devolution
- Transfer of powers from a state to separate locations.
- boundary
- Invisible line that marks the extent of a state's territory.
- civil divisions
- Divisions that divide citizens.
- prorupted state
- An otherwise compact state with a large projecting extension.
- balance of power
- Condition of roughly equal strength between opposing countries or allies of countries.
- federal state
- An internal organization of a state that allocates most powers to units of local government.
- territorial waters
- The area of sea around a country's coast recognized as being under that country's jurisdiction
- colonialism
- Attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory.
- multinational state
- State that contains two or more groups with traditions of self-determination that agree to coexist peacefully by recognizing each other as distinct nationalities.
- city-state
- A sovereign state comprising a city and its immediate hinterland.
- microstate
- A state that encompasses a very small land area.
- irredentism
- The homeland of a nationality "spilling over" to another state.
- EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zones)
- An area (usually 370 km) from the shore in which a state has rights to explore, exploit, and manage natural resources in the seas.
- Berlin Conference
- The meeting of European powers in 1884-85 resulting in the Berlin Treaty and the partition of Africa into colonies of the attending nations.
- supranationalism
- Association of three or more states.
- unitary state
- An internal organization of a state that places most power in the hands of central government officials.
- compact state
- A state in which the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly.
- United Nations
- An organization of nations that was formed in 1945 to promote peace, security, and international cooperation.
- stateless nation
- A nationality that is not represented by a state.
- exclave
- Outlying portions of territories.
- imperialism
- Control of territory already occupied and organized by an indigenous society.