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Chapter 15: Borders and Power
Borders and Power
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Geography
9th Grade
01/30/2013

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City Government
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A local political organization in charge of a city. In the United states, cities are run by elected officials.
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County Government
Definition
A government that provides services to the residents of a country.
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Political Unit
Definition
The area that a government controls. Any organization with political responsibilities.
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Boundaries
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The legal borders between countries, states or other political units.
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National Government
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A government that deals with issues that affect the entire country, such as national defense.
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Sovereign
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A government that is not subject to any higher governmental authority.
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Sovereign Government
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A government that has final control over what happens within its borders. It is not subject to any higher authority on its own territory.
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Political Maps
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Maps that show the boundaries separating different countries, or their internal political divisions, such as counties, or any other political information.
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Election Maps
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Maps that show how people voted in an election. These types of maps can also be used to show voting trends in an election.
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Balance of Power
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The belief that several countries will generally band together against any one country that becomes too powerful. It is also the idea that opposing alliances of the largest states should not become too unequal or out of balance.
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Cold War
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(1945-1991) The competition and conflict between Communist and non-Communist states that occurred in the decades after World War II. This war was "cold" only in the sense that the two Superpowers (the United States and the Soviet Union) never confronted one another directly in open warfare.
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United Nations (UN)
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An international peace-keeping organization launched in 1945. Its charter establishes its purpose as maintaining peace in the world, while encouraging friendship and cooperation.
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European Union
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An organization of European nations with influence on international relations. This organization represents an economic and political union of member states. It started as a coal and steel community, then became the European Economic Community, and finally changed to the EU.
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