Geography Chapter 12 Vocabulary

A movement by a dissident minority aiming for partial or total independence from the state.

<p>Forces pushing households and businesses outward from central locations in urban geography.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Forces attracting activities to central locations in urban geography.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A state whose territory is nearly circular.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A boundary that coincides with some cultural divide.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The heartland of a state containing its most developed area and greatest wealth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The transfer of powers from central government to political subdivisions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The study of the geographical elements related to elections.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A state whose territory is long and narrow.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A small piece of foreign territory within a state but not under its jurisdiction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The killing or forced relocation of less powerful minorities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An economic association established in 1957 to promote free trade among member countries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A portion of a state separated from the main territory.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A zone extending 200 nautical miles from a coastal state with exclusive rights over resources.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A state whose territory contains isolated, discontinuous parts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A disagreement between neighboring states over policies at their common border.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A boundary delimited by segments of parallels of latitude or meridians of longitude.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The study of how spatial relations among regions influence political activities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Redrawing electoral district boundaries to benefit particular candidates.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The policy of a state seeking to incorporate territory inhabited by related ethnic groups.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A culturally distinctive group that identifies as a separate group.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A sense of unity binding people of a state together.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A state whose territory corresponds to that of a single ethnic group.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A boundary based on recognizable physiographic features.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A state whose territory is interrupted by an independent state.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A boundary line based on natural geographical features.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A branch of human geography analyzing political phenomena spatially.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A disagreement about the actual location of a boundary.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A state with a compact form but one or more narrow extensions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Identification with a particular region rather than with the entire state.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A former boundary line still marked by some cultural features.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Disagreement over control or use of shared resources between states.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Desired autonomy expressed by a culturally distinctive group.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An independent political unit occupying a defined territory.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Allegiance owed primarily to a traditional group rather than to the state.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A boundary established after an area has been settled reflecting cultural characteristics.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A boundary overlaid on existing cultural patterns without regard for those patterns.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Associations created by three or more states for mutual benefit.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Disagreement between states over surface area control.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Political coercion through systematic fear and terror actions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A code of maritime law defining territorial waters and exclusive economic zones.</p> Signup and view all the answers