Ch. 8 Quiz #3

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geometric boundary

Back 1

political boundary defined and delimited as a straight line or an arc

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physical-political boundary

Back 2

political boundary defined and delimited by a prominent physical feature in the natural landscape such as a river or the crest ridges of a mountain range

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Heartland Theory

Back 3

A geopolitical hypothesis, proposed by British geographer Halford Mackinder during the first two decades of the twentieth 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

Back 4

process by which geopoliticians deconstruct and focus on explaining the underlying spatial assumptions and territorial perspectives of politicians

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Unilateralism

Back 5

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 organization

Back 6

A venture involving three or more nation-states involving formal political, economic, and/or cultural cooperation to promote shared objectives. The European Union is one such organization

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Deterritorializationm

Back 7

A term used to describe the economic, social, and cultural geographies 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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Compact state

Back 8

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 Ex: Poland, Kenya, Uruguay

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Reterettorialization

Back 9

States that are moving to solidify control over its territory. For example, solidifying their boundaries due to concern over immigration

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Prorupted State

Back 10

A type of territorial shape that exhibits a narrow, elongated land extension leading away from the main body of the territory

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Elongated State

Back 11

A state whose territory is long and narrow in shape.

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fragmented state

Back 12

A state that is not contiguous whole but rather separated parts.

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Perforated state

Back 13

A state whose territory completely surrounds that of another state.

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enclave

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a country or part of a country that is surrounded by another. ex: Vatican city, is an enclave of rome.

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exclave

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a part of a country that is or almost completely separated from the main part of the country. ex alaska and hawaii for the USA