Political Geography Concepts and State Structures

A meeting from 1884-1885 where European nations agreed on rules for colonization of Africa.

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<p>A sovereign state comprising a city and its immediate hinterland.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The part of a governmental unit that oversees noncriminal matters.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An attempt by one country to establish settlements and impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than completely independent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A state in which the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The center, most important section of the city.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The spread of representative government to more countries and the process of making governments more representative.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The transfer of powers and responsibilities from the federal government to the states.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A state with a long, narrow shape.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Exclusive Economic Zone.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A state that includes several discontinuous pieces of territory.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An internal organization of a state that allocates most powers to units of local government.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A zone separating two states in which neither state exercises political control.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The portion of the oceans considered common territory, not under any kind of exclusive state jurisdiction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Control of territory already occupied and organized by an indigenous society.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A policy of cultural extension and potential political expansion by a country aimed at a group of its nationals living in a neighboring country.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A state that does not have a direct outlet to the sea.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A state that encompasses a very small land area.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Two or more ethnic groups with traditions of self-determination that agree to coexist peacefully.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A state that completely surrounds another one.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An otherwise compact state with a large projecting extension.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government with control over its internal and foreign affairs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A nation of people that does not have a territory to legally occupy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The area of sea around a country's coast recognized as being under that country's jurisdiction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The behavior of a male animal that defines and defends its territory.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The use of violence by non-governmental groups against civilians to achieve a political goal.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An internal organization of a state that places most power in the hands of central government officials.</p> Signup and view all the answers