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AP Human Geography Chapter 8 Political Geography

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balance of power
Condition of roughly equal strength between opposing countries or allies of countries.
Berlin Conference
The meeting of European powers in 1884-85 resulting in the Berlin Treaty and the partition of Africa into colonies of the attending nations.
boundary
Invisible line that marks the extent of a state's territory.
city-state
A sovereign state comprising a city and its immediate hinterland.
civil divisions
Divisions that divide citizens.
colonialism
Attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory.
colony
A territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than completely independent.
compact state
A state in which the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly.
devolution
Transfer of powers from a state to separate locations.
elongated state
A state with a long, narrow shape.
EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zones)
An area (usually 370 km) from the shore in which a state has rights to explore, exploit, and manage natural resources in the seas.
fragmented state
A state that includes several discontinuous pieces of territory.
federal state
An internal organization of a state that allocates most powers to units of local government.
frontier
A zone separating two states in which neither state exercises political control.
high seas
Areas of seas considered beyond territorial waters.
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