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Chpt. 8
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Geography
Undergraduate 1
04/22/2009

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Balance of Power
Definition
condition of roughly equal strength between opposing countries or alliances of countries
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Boundary
Definition
invisible line that marks the extent of a state's territory
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City-state
Definition
a sovereign state comprising a city and its immediate hinterland
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Colonialism

 

Definition
attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory
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Colony
Definition
a territory that is legallly tied to a sovereign state rather than completely independent
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Compact State
Definition
a state in which the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly
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Elongated State
Definition
a state with a long, narrow shape
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Federal State
Definition
an internal organization of a state that allocates most powers to units of local government
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Fragmented State
Definition
a state the includes several discontinuous pieces of territory
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Frontier
Definition
a zone separating two states in which neither state excersizes politcal control
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Gerrymandering
Definition
process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power
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Imperialism
Definition
control of territory already occupied and organized by an indigenous society
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Landlocked State
Definition
a state that does not have a direct outlet to the sea
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Microstate
Definition
a state that encompasses a very small land area
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Perforated State
Definition
a state that completely surrounds another one
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Prorupted State
Definition
an otherwise compact state with a large projecting extension
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Sovereignty
Definition
ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states
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State
Definition
an area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government with control over its internal and foreign affairs
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Unitary State
Definition
an internal organization of a state that places most power in the hands of central government officials
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