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Political Geography |
A subdivision of human geography focused on the nature and spatial organization of governments |
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State |
A politically organized territory that is administered by a sovereign government and is recognized by a significant portion of the international community. |
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Territory |
An area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state |
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Territoriality |
In political geography, a country's or more local communities sense of property and attachment towards territory, as expressed by its determination to keep it inviolable and strongly defended |
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Sovereignty |
A principle of international relations that holds that final authority over social, economic, and political should rest with the legitimate rulers of Independent states |
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Territoriality integrity |
The right of a state to defend sovereign territory against incursion from other states |
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Mercantilism |
In a general sense, associated with the promotion of commercialism and trade |
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Piece of Westphalia |
Peace negotiated and 1648 to end the 30 years war, Europe's most distractive internal struggle over religion. The treaties contained new language recognizing statehood and nationhood, clearly defined borders, and guarantees of security |
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Nation |
Legally, a term encompassing all the citizens of a state. Most definitions now 10 to refer to a tightly knit group of people possessing bonds of language, ethnicity, religion, and other shared cultural attributes. Such homogeneity actually prevails with and very few states. |
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Nation-state |
Erratically, a recognized member of a modern state system possessing formal sovereignty and occupied by people who see themselves as a single United nation |
