Unit 4--Part 1 (Political Geography) Review

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A principle of international relations that holds that final authority over social, economic, and political matters should rest with the legitimate rulers of independent states

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sovereignty

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A narrow, strategically significant area where trade could be easily blocked or controlled

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choke point

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a boundary line that coincides with some cultural divide, such as religion or language

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consequent boundary

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a region caught between stronger colliding external cultural-political forces, under persistent stress, and often fragmented by aggressive rivals

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shatterbelt

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The entrenchment of the colonial order, such as trade and investment, under a new guise.

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neocolonialism

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the process by which a country determines its own statehood and forms its own allegiances and government.

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self-determination

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a former boundary line that is still discernible and marked by some cultural landscape features

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relic boundary

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straight line that serves as political boundary that is unrelated to physical and /or cultural differences.

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geometric boundary

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a boundary line placed over and ignoring an existing cultural pattern

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superimposed boundary

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Area that occupies a defined territory with a permanent population and is ruled by an established government that has control over its internal/external affairs.

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State