Chapter 8 Vocabulary Flashcard

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A country in which citizens elect leaders and can run for office.

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Democracy

Front

The concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves.

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Self-Determination

Front

An internal organization of a state that places most power in the hands of the central government officials

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Unitary State

Front

Countries that incorporate lower levels of education, low salaries, and less technology; and generate less wealth than core countries in the world-economy.

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Periphery

Front

An area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government that has control over its internal and foreign affairs.

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State

Front

Countries that incorporate higher levels of education, higher salaries, and more technology; generate more wealth in the world economy.

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Core

Front

A state that encompasses a very small land area

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Micro State

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A state that contains more than one ethnicity.

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Multi-ethnic State

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A sovereign state comprising a city and its immediately surrounding countryside

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City-State

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A state who’s territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity.

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Nation-State