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31 Cards in this Set
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Geopolitics |
The study of how humans divide up the earth |
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State |
A political unit that has sovereignity over a particular piece of land |
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Nation |
A large group of people linked by a similar culture, language and history |
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Nation-state |
A state that rules over a single nation |
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Ethnicity |
The cultural aspects of a group of people |
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Race |
The biological heritage of a group of people |
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Sovereignty |
The power and authority of a state to govern itself |
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Boundaries |
Human made inventions to separate areas on the earth |
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Superimposed boundaries |
A political boundary that ignores the existing cultural realities on the ground |
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Conference of berlin |
Colonial powers of Europe superimposed boundaries in africa and set up the devastating "scramble of Africa" |
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Boundary disputes |
Disagreements over boundary placement and location. Often results in violent ethnic and/or religious conflict. |
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Balkinization |
Breaking up an area into smaller independent units - often involves violence |
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Annexation |
The opposite of balkinization. The adding of territory to an already existing state. |
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International law of the sea |
1. A country cannot sail its ships within 12 miles of another countries coast 2. All countries have the right to explore gor resources up to 200 miles off their coast |
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Colonialism |
When one nation establishes control over another nation |
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Imperialism |
The ideas and attitudes that drive colonialism |
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Organic theory |
A country behaves like an organism: in order to survive the state needs nourishment, or new territory, in order to survive |
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Self determination |
The power of people to establish their own goverment however they want to |
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Democratization |
The transition from an authoritarian regime to democracy |
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Country shapes |
A. Compact B. Elongated C. Prorupted D. Preforated E. Fragmented |
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Embassy |
The official residence and offices of a country's ambassador |
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Buffer state |
A relatively small country sandwiched between two larger powers. They may often help to prevent dangerous conflicts between the powerful countries. |
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Heartland theory |
Theory proposed by Halford Mackinder that suggested that any political power based in the heart of eurasia could gain enough strength to eventually dominate the world. |
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Rimland theory |
Theory proposed by Nicholas spykman that suggested that the domination of the coastal fringes of eurasia would contain the heartland and provide the base for world conquest. |
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Domino theory |
The idea that political destabilization in one country can lead to political destabilization in neighboring countries- starting a chain reaction of collapse |
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Centrifugal forces |
Forces that tend to divide a country |
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Centripetal force |
Forces that tend to unite or bind a country together |
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Nationalism |
A sense of national pride to such an extent of exalting one nation above all others |
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Devolution |
The delegation of legal authority fromba central goverment to lower levels of political organization, such as a state or country. |
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Supranational organizations |
Organations of three or more states to promote shared goals EX: 1. EU (European Union) 2. NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) 3. UN (United Nations) |
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Globalization |
The tendancy of businesses, technologies, and philosophies, to spread throughout the world |