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19 Cards in this Set
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Balance of Power |
Condition of roughly equal strength between opposing countries or alliance of countries. |
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Boundary |
Invisible line that marks the extent of a state's territory. |
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City-State |
A sovereign state comprising a city and its immediate hinterland. |
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Colonialism |
Attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose sits political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory. |
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Colony |
A territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than completely independent. |
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Compact State |
A state in which the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly. |
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Elongated State |
A state with a long, narrow shape. |
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Federal State |
An internal organization of a state that allocates most powers to units of local government. |
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Fragmented State |
A state that includes several discontinuous pieces of territory. |
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Frontier |
A zone separating two states in which neither state exercises political control. |
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Gerrymandering |
Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power. |
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Imperialism |
Control of territory already occupied and organized by an indigenous group. |
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Landlocked State |
A state that does not have a direct outlet to the sea. |
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Microstate |
A state that encompasses a very small land area. |
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Perforated State |
A state that completely surrounds another one. |
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Prorupted State |
An otherwise compact state with a large projecting extension. |
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Sovereignty |
Ability of a state to govern it territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states. |
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State |
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 |
An internal organization of a state that places most power in the hands of central government officials. |
