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19 Cards in this Set
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Compact |
a state that posses a roughly circular shape from which the geometric center is relatively equal in all directions
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Prorupted
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a state that exhibits a narrow, elongated land extension leading away from the main territory
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Perforated |
a state whose territory completely surrounds that of another state
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Elongated |
a state whose territory is long and narrow in shape
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Fragmented |
a state that includes several discontinuous pieces of territory
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Command Economy |
system of resource management in which decisions about production and distribution of goods and services are made by a central authority |
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Traditional Economy |
a system in which tradition and custom control all economic activity; exists in only a few parts of the world today
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Market Economy |
an economic system based on free enterprise, in which businesses are privately owned and production and prices are determined by supply and demand
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More Developed country |
a country which has a highly developed economy and advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less developed nations
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Less Developed country |
a country which, according to the United Nations, exhibits the lowest indicators of socioeconomic development
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Sovereignty |
supreme power or authority |
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Gerrymandering |
the process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the political party in power
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Boundaries |
a line that marks the limits of an area; a dividing line
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Political Geography |
the branch of geography that deals with the boundaries, divisions, and possessions of countries.
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Physical boundary |
a naturally occurring barrier between two areas.
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Cultural boundary |
A boundary line that coincides with differences in ethnicities, such as language and religion
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superimposed boundary |
boundary imposed on an area by a conquering or colonizing power that is unconcerned about pre-existing cultural patterns. It ignores the existing cultures and is usually established by a higher authority to satisfy the demands of the superpower.
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supranational organization |
is an organization, group, or union made of multiple countries that relinquish a certain amount of government power to the union |
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Berlin conference |
A meeting from 1884-1885 at which representatives of European nations agreed on rules colonization of Afric
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