Geography Vocab Unit 4 Topics 3 & 4

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Political Geography

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the study of all aspects of boundaries

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State

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an area that has specific boundaries and its own sovereign government

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Nation

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a community of people living in a defined territory under one government

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Compact State

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a country that is mostly circular in shape with the capitol in the center

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Prorupt State

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a compact state with large extension, usually beneficial for resources

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Elongated State

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a country that is longer than it is wide

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Fragmented State

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country or state that includes several unattached pieces of land

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Perforated State

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country that is completely surrounded or enclosed by aother

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Core

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central or most essential part of anything

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Boundaries

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official line that separates on area of land from another

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Delimination

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term used to describe the drawing of boundaries, but is most often used to describe the drawing of electoral boundaries, specifically those of precincts, states, counties or other municipalities

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Demarcation

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the process of deciding on and settling on and settling the boundaries of a land

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Natural Boundaries

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Any formation or product of nature (as opposed to structures or erections made by man) which may serve to define and fix one or more of the lines inclosing an estate or piece of property, such as a watercourse, a line of growing trees, a bluff or mountain chain,

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Geometric Boundaries

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a boundary without an obvious physical basis; often a parallel of latitude or a meridian of longitude

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Cultural Boundaries

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boundary dividing two identifiable ethnic cultures

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Superimposed Boundaries

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a boundary forced upon existing cultures

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primate city

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a city that serves as the financial political and population center of a country with no other city as its rival

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Monroe doctrine

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U.S policy adopted in1823 stating that efforts by European nations to further colonize north and south America would not be tolerated

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Manifest destiny

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American doctrine of the 1800s that the United States had the righto expand and control North America

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Domino theory

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a theory based on chain reaction

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Gerrymandering

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to manipulate boundaries in order for a particular political group to get more votes

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United nations

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an organization of countries formed in 1945 to promote peace