Ap Human Geography Unit 4

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Geopolitics

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The study of how humans divide up the earth

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State

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A political unit that has sovereignty over a particular piece of land

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Nation

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A large group of people linked by a similar culture, language, and history

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Nation state

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A state that rules over a single nation

Ex: Japan Denmark

Not ex: Iraq

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Ethnicity

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The cultural aspects of a group of people

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Race

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The biological heritage of a group of people

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Sovereignty

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Something ask Keira

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Boundaries

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Human made inventions to separate areas on the earth

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Super imposed boundaries

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Back (Definition)

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Conference of Berlin (1884)

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Colonial powers of Europe superimposed boundaries in Africa and set up the devastating "Scramble for Africa "

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Boundary disputes

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Disagreements over boundary placement and location. Often results in violent ethnic and/or religious conflict

Ex: Israeli/ Palestinian conflict

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Balkanization

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Breaking up an area into smaller independent units- often involves violence

Ex: Yugoslavia

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Annexation

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The opposite of Balkanization. The adding of territory to an already existing state

Ex: Alaska

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International law of the sea

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1. A country cannot sail its ships within 12 miles of another countries coast

2. All countries have the right to explore for resources (oil, etc. ) up to 200 miles of their coast

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Global commons

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Areas where no country has any right to search for natural resources

Ex: Antarctica

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Colonialism

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When one nation establishes control over another nation

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Imperialism

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The idea and attitudes that drive colonialism

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Organic theory

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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

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The power of people to establish their own government however they want to

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Democratization

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The transition from an authorization regime (dictatorship) to democracy (voting)

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Micro state

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A state that is small in area and population

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Country shapes

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A. Compact - outlined picture of Uruguay

B. Fragmented- outlined picture of Malaysia

C. Elongated- outlined picture of chile

D. Prorupted- outlined picture of Thailand

E. Perforated- outlined picture of South Africa

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Gerrymandering

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Redrawing the boundaries of a voting district

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Globalization

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The tendency of businesses, technologies and philosophies to spread throughout the world

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Embassy

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The official residence and offices of a country's ambassador

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Buffer state

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A relatively small country sandwiched between two larger powers. They may often help to prevent dangerous conflicts between the powerful countries

Ex: Mongolia

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The heartland theory

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Rimland theory

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Domino theory

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Centrifugal forces

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Centripetal forces

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Nationalism

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Nationalism

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Devolution su

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Supranational organizations 🌟

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