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AP HUGE Unit 4 Vocabulary

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Capitalism
An economic system with private or corporate ownership of capital goods
Centrifugal
Forces that divide a state that can lead to balkanization/devolution
Centripetal
Forces that unify a state that provide stability
Colonialism
When a country establishes settlements to impose its principles in another territory
Compact State
A state that has a roughly circular shape where the geometric center is relatively equal in all directions
Confederate
An alliance of independent states
Devolution
The delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
Elongated State
A state whose territory is long and narrow in shape
Enclave
An enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it
Ethnic Cleansing
The mass expulsion of an unwanted ethnic group
Exclave
A part of a country that is separated from the rest of the country and surrounded by foreign territory
Federal
An internal organization of a state that allocates most powers to units of local government
Fragmented State
A state that includes several discontinuous pieces of territory
Genocide
The mass killing of a group of people based on racial, ethnic, or religious traits
Gerrymandering
The redrawing of legislative boundaries in order to benefit the party in power
Heartland Theory
Any political power based in the heart of Eurasia could gain enough strength to eventually dominate the world
Multinational State
A state containing two or more coexisting ethnic groups
Multistate Nation
A nation of people that has a state but also stretches across borders of other states
Nation
A group of people that share a common cultural heritage
Nation State
A singular nation of people who fulfill the qualifications of a state
Organic Theory
States are similar to organisms and need living space which is acquired by annexing territories
Perforated State
A state whose territory completely surrounds that of another state
Periphery
Countries that are less developed
Protruded State
A state that exhibits a narrow, elongated land extension leading away from the main territory
Reapportionment
The process of reassigning representation based on population, after every census
Redistricting
The drawing of a new electoral district boundary lines in response to population changes
Rimland Theory
The domination of the coastal fringes of Eurasia would provided the base for world conquest.
Semiperiphery
Countries that are industrializing, mostly capitalist countries
State
A politically organized country under one government
Stateless Nation
A cultural group that has no independent political entity
Supranational Organization
Association of three or more states
Unilateralism
When one state is in a position of dominance with allies following rather than joining the political decision-making process
Unitary State
An internal organization of a state that places most power in the hands of central government officials
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