An invisible line that marks the extent of a state's territory

A system of government in which the power to rule is in the hands of a single individual

The practice of directly controlling and settling foreign territories

State with little variation in distance from its center point to any point on its boundary.

Government by the people, both directly or indirectly, with free and frequent elections.

A state whose territory is long and narrow in shape.

An internal organization of a state that allocates most powers to units of local government.

A state whose territory contains isolated parts, separated and discontinuous.

a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country

Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power.

A state that contains more than one ethnicity

state with more than one nation within its borders

Culturally defined group of people with a shared past and common future

an area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government that has control over its internal and foreign affairs

A country whose population possesses a substantial degree of cultural homogeneity and unity.

A nation of people without a land to legally occupy

A state whose territory completely surrounds that of another state.

An otherwise compact state with a large projecting extension.

The freedom of a people to decide under what form of government they wish to live

an independent state with its own set of laws but still governed by a larger country

Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states

the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims.

A state in which most political power exists at the national level, with limited local authority.

code of maritime law approved by the UN in 1982 that authorizes, among other provisions, territorial waters extending 12 nautical miles from shore and 200 nautical mile wide exclusive economic zones.

A family of democratic countries committed to working together for peace and prosperity in Europe.

The association of three or more states for mutual benefit

A nonprofit organization with operations in several countries

an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security

North American Free Trade Agreement; allows open trade with US, Mexico, and Canada.

all political power and means of production are held by the government

politics, especially international relations, as influenced by geographical factors.

an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it

A portion of a state that is separated from the main territory and surrounded by another country.

A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president

A government ruled by a king or queen

A King or Queen is the official head of state but power is limited by a constitution.

the process whereby regions within a state demand and gain political strength and growing autonomy at the expense of the central government.

a region caught between stronger colliding external cultural-political forces, under persistent stress, and often fragmented by aggressive rivals

Country lying between two or more powerful countries

is any political or popular movement that seeks to reclaim and reoccupy a land that the movement's members consider to be a "lost" (or "unredeemed") territory from their nation's past.

process by which a state breaks down through conflicts among its ethnicities

A state that is formally independent but heavily influenced by another state

Geopolitical theory that Eurasia was the "world island" and the key to dominating the world. Claims whoever owns Eastern Europe and Asia has the political power to rule the world.

a sea zone over which a state has special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources. It extends to a distance of 200 nautical miles (370 km) out from its coast

Lines resulting from conflict or cultural changes, such as war and migration -line drawn after an area is occupied which takes into account ethnic differences

Boundary line drawn in an area ignoring the existing cultural pattern.

Forces that tend to unite or bind a country together.

Forces that tend to divide a country.

Deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group

the mass expulsion or killing of members of an unwanted ethnic or religious group in a society.

Relatively small districts in China that have been fully opened to global capitalism.

Spykman stated that Eurasia's rimland, the coastal areas, is the key to controlling the World Island.

A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country

Meeting where the major European powers negotiated and claimed territory in Africa

Theory developed by Ratzel - states are born and need nourishment and living space to survive. This is done through acquiring territory.

the power struggle between the Soviet Union and the United States after World War II - time of tension and mistrust from 1945 - 1991

The study of how humans use space and objects to communicate occupancy or ownership of space

North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Cold War military alliance (USA + Western Europe vs. USSR). military alliance formed to counter Soviet expansion - military alliance formed to counter Soviet expansion

An alliance that promotes economic growth and peace in Southeast Asia

a boundary drawn before a large population was present

a boundary that no longer exists, but evidence of it still exists on the landscape

used with the Organic Theory - means living space needed (territory) needed for a country to survive

a nation that spans across a state(s)