Political Geography Review
I. Terms
a. Centripetal force- An attitude that tends to unify people and enhance support for a state
b. Centrifugal force- A force that divides people and countries
c. Shatterbelt- An area of instability between regions with opposing political and cultural values
d. Nation- a group of people with a common culture occupying a particular territory, bound together by a strong sense of unity arising from shared beliefs and customs.
e. Nation-state- an ideal form consisting of a homogeneous group governed by their own state. Very few states are true nation-states, because most states contain minority peoples who belong to another nation.
f. State- An area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government with control over its internal and foreign affairs
g. Unitary State- Countries with highly centralized governments, few internal cultural contrasts, strong sense of national identity and borders that are clearly cultural as well as political.
h. Federal State- A state with a two tiered system of government and a clear distinction between the powers vested in the central government and those residing in the governments of the component regional subdivisions.
i. Colony- A territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than completely independent.
j. City- state- A sovereign state comprising a city a city and its immediate hinterland
k. Colonialism- Attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory.
l. Imperialism- Control of territory already occupied and organized by an indigenous society.
m. Relic boundary- boundaries that are not currently relevant but have been in the past - and have important cultural/social implications.
n. Gerrymander- The illegal redrawing of political boundaries for political gain by a political power
o. Frontier- A zone separating two states in which neither state exercises political control
p. apartheid
q.
a. Centripetal force- An attitude that tends to unify people and enhance support for a state
b. Centrifugal force- A force that divides people and countries
c. Shatterbelt- An area of instability between regions with opposing political and cultural values
d. Nation- a group of people with a common culture occupying a particular territory, bound together by a strong sense of unity arising from shared beliefs and customs.
e. Nation-state- an ideal form consisting of a homogeneous group governed by their own state. Very few states are true nation-states, because most states contain minority peoples who belong to another nation.
f. State- An area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government with control over its internal and foreign affairs
g. Unitary State- Countries with highly centralized governments, few internal cultural contrasts, strong sense of national identity and borders that are clearly cultural as well as political.
h. Federal State- A state with a two tiered system of government and a clear distinction between the powers vested in the central government and those residing in the governments of the component regional subdivisions.
i. Colony- A territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than completely independent.
j. City- state- A sovereign state comprising a city a city and its immediate hinterland
k. Colonialism- Attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory.
l. Imperialism- Control of territory already occupied and organized by an indigenous society.
m. Relic boundary- boundaries that are not currently relevant but have been in the past - and have important cultural/social implications.
n. Gerrymander- The illegal redrawing of political boundaries for political gain by a political power
o. Frontier- A zone separating two states in which neither state exercises political control
p. apartheid
q.