Political geography
The study of the spatial aspects of political affairs
Territoriality
Strong attachment to or defensive control of a place or an area.
Sovereignty
Supreme authority of a state over its own affaris and freedom from control by outside forces.
State
An internationally recognized political unit with a permanently populated territory, defined by boundaries, and a government with sovereignty over its domestic and international affairs
Nation
A sizable group of people with shared political aspirations whose collective identity is rooted in a common history, heritage, and attachment to a specific territory.
Multinational State
the population consists of two or more nations.
A nation-state
When the boundaries of a nation coincide with the boundaries of the state and the people share a sense of political unity
imperialism
One state's exercise of direct or indirect control over the affairs of another political society
Colonialism
A form of imperialism in which a state takes possession of a foreign territory, occupies it, and governs it.
Self determination
The ability to choose their [colonized peoples] own personal political status.
Boundary
A vertical plane, usually represented as a line on a map that fixes the territory of a state.
Territorial seas
Waters enclosed by boundaries
Enclave
Territory completely surrounded by another state but not controlled by it.
Exclave
Territory that is separated from the state to whcih it belongs by the intervening territory of another state.
Centripetal Force
An event or circumstance that helps bind together the social and political fabric of a state
Centrifugal force
an even tor circumstance that weakens a state's social and political fabric
Separatism
The desire of a nation to break apart from its state
Devolution
when a state transfers some power.
Internationalism
The development of close political and economic relations among states.
Supranational organization
Consists of multiple states that agree to work together for a common economic, military, cultural, or political purpose
European Union
regional in scale and came into existence in order to enhance economic cooperation in western Europe.
Geopolitics
The study of the relations among geography, states, and world, power.
Terrorism
The threat or use of violence against civilians in order to inculcate fear, gain influence and/or advance a specific cause or conviction.
reapportionment
The process of allocating legislative seats among voting districts so that each legislator represents approximately the same number of people.
Redistricting
Redrawing the boundaries of voting districts usually as a result of population change.
Gerrymandering
The process of manipulating voting district boundaries to give an advantage to a particular political party or group.
Security landscapes
A specific type of political landscape created to protect the territory, people, facilities, and infrastructure of a state.
Political iconography
An image, object, or symbol that conveys a political message.