AP HG Unit 4 Vocab 7th Period

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A straight line boundary is known as a _____ boundary.

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Geometric

Front

State with control over its own affairs:

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sovereignty

Front

Type of boundary that marks a cultural divide?

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Consequent

Front

Region with weak boundaries and unclear territoriality.

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Frontier

Front

A state/group of states existing in competition among larger states, often culturally, economically, and politically fragmented.

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Shatterbelt

Front

Countries controlled by a more powerful state.

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Satellite State

Front

Independent country between two conflicting larger countries.

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Buffer State

Front

A state with only one nation within its borders

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Nation-State

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Korean peninsula divided at 38th parallel in 1945. Type of boundary?

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superimposed

Front

In a federal system, power moves down; in a confederal system, powers move up.

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down / up