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Geometric boundary |
political boundary defined and delimited (occasionally demarcated) as a straight line or an arc. |
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Physical-political boundary |
Political boundary defined and delimited (occasionally demarcated) by a prominent physical feature in the natural landscape. Ex. river, crest ridges of a mountain range. |
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Heartland theory |
A geopolitical hypothesis, proposed by British geographer Harold mackinder during the first two decades of the 20th century, that any political power based in the heart of Eurasia could gain sufficient strength to eventually dominate the world. |
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Critical geopolitics |
Process by which do politicians deconstruct and focus on explaining the underlying spatial assumptions and territorial perspectives of politicians. |
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Unilateralism |
World order in which one state is in a position of dominance with allies following rather than joining the political decision-making process. |
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Supranational organizations |
A ventureinvolving three or more nation nation-states involving formal political, economic, political, and/or cultural cooperation to promote shared objectives. |
The European Union is one such organization. |
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Deterritorialization |
A term used to describe the economic, social, and cultural geography that look less and less like the maps of the states. Globalization, networked communities, and the like undermine the state's traditional territorial Authority. |
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Reterritorialization |
States are moving to solidify control over its territory. |
Solidify their borders due to concern over immigration. |
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Compact state |
A state that possesses a roughly circular, oval, or rectangular territory in which the distance from the geometric Center is relatively equal in all directions. |
Poland, Kenya, Uruguay |
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Prorupted state |
A type of territorial shape that exhibits a narrow, elongated land extension leading away from the main body of the territory. |
Mozambique and Thailand |
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Elongated state |
A state whose territory is long and narrow in shape. |
Norway and Chile |
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Fragmented state |
A state that is not contiguous whole but rather separated parts. |
Indonesia |
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Perforated state |
A state whose territory completely surrounds that of another state. |
South Africa |
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Enclave |
A country or part of the country that is surrounded by another. |
Vatican City is an enclave of Rome. |
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Exclave |
A part of a country that is or almost completely separated from the main part of the country. |
Alaska and Hawaii for the USA. |
