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Annexation |
Legally adding land area to a city in the US, or legally adding land area to a county in the world Ex: Poland with Germany |
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Antarctica |
The largest land Mass in the world not part of a sovereign state. Territorial claims are suspended on Antarctica |
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Apartheid |
Laws previously in South Africa that separated different races into different geographic areas Ex: the US~ Mexican border is a desert with people speaking Spanish and English |
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Balkanization |
A small geographic area that could not be organized into a larger state due to conflicting ethnicities Yugoslavia into several new nation's |
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Buffer state |
A state created between two warring or hostile regions to ease tension between the two bordering regions
Ex: Poland after WW 2 |
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Centripetal |
An altitude that tends to unify people and enhance support from a state
Ex people that tend to speak the same language or more likely live in the same area |
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Centrifugal |
Moving or directing away from the center or axis Ex a country that imposes higher taxes |
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City- state |
A sovereign state compromising a city and immediate hinterland Ex Sparta, Athens |
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Colonialism |
Attempt by one country established settlements and to impose its political economic and cultural principles in another territory Ex great Britain own Pakistan and India during the colonization and lost control of them during decolonization period |
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Confederation |
A group of empowered states are communities, usually created by treaty but often later adopting a common construction |
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Decolonization |
refers to the undoing of colonization, the establishment of government or authority through creation of settlements by another country or jurisdiction Ex Britain developed power to Wales, northern Ireland, Scotland |
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Domino theory |
If one land in a region come under the influence of brahmanism, then the surrounding countries would follow a domino effect |
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EEZ |
AC zone over which a state has special rights over the exploration to use of Marine resources |
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Electoral regions |
Regions that hold seats in Parliament of Ex great Britain there are many electoral regions that serve people in Parliament |
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Enclave |
Or part of a country mostly surrounded by the territory of another country |
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Exclave |
Portions of a state that is completely surrounded by another state conflicts may arise in the region of a state |
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Ethnic conflict |
A war between ethnic groups that occurs when different tribes are lumped together to form a country |
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European Union |
International organization of European countries formed after world war II reduce trade barrier and increase cooperation among the members |
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Federal states |
An internal organization of states that allocated most power to units of local government |
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Forward capital |
Capital City positioned in actually or potentially contested territory usually near and international border, it confirms the state's termination to maintain its presence in the region in contention |
