sovereignty
the authority of a state to govern itself
state
a political unit that occupies a precisely defined, permanently populated territory that has full sovereignty over itself (ex: USA)
nation
refers to a group of people with a common culture that occupy a particular territory (ex: Scottish)
nation-state
when the territory of a state is occupied by only one distinct nation of people (ex: India)
colonies/territories
a territory tied to a state and lacks full sovereignty (ex: US Virgin Islands)
unitary state
a state governed as a single power in which the central government is ultimately supreme
federal state
a chain of self-governing states or regions under a central (federal) government
supranationalism
a large amount of power given to an authority which in theory is placed higher than the state
landlocked
a state surrounded by other countries
compact state
a square-shaped state
elongated state
a long-shaped state
prorupted state
a state with a proruption
perforated state
a state with another state inside
fragmented state
a state broken into pieces
exclave
C is an exclave of B
enclave
C is an enclave of A
stateless nation
a nation that do not have their own state/sovereignty (ex: Kurds)
geometric boundary
an artificial or man-made boundary (usually man-made)
physiographic boundary
a natural boundary based on physical features
antecedent boundary
a boundary drawn before the area was heavily settled
subsequent boundary
a boundary drawn after the area was settled
consequent boundary
branch of subsequent; a boundary that coincides with cultural and economic patterns
superimposed boundary
branch of subsequent; a boundary that ignores cultural patterns
positional dispute
a dispute over precise location of a border
territorial dispute
a dispute over who owns territory
resource dispute
a dispute over resources near the border
functional dispute
a dispute between neighboring states about policies applied at the border
devolution
he transfer or delegation of power to a lower level, especially by central government to local or regional administration
Balkanization
the process by which a state breaks down through conflict among its ethnicities
self-determination
the process by which a country determines its own statehood and forms its own allegiances and government
fragile state
a low-income, weak state, leaving citizens vulnerable to a range of shocks
de facto
a "state" that doesn't exactly fit the characteristics of most states
shatterbelt
a deeply fragmented state that is internally divided and greater powers are trying to get natural resources from the area
example of an exclave of the US
Ellis Island
example of an enclave of the US
Alaska
Why have states adopted a federal form of government?
To grant different ethnicities or nationalities more effective representation
example of nation-states
Denmark, Japan
which country is Kosovo independent from?
Serbia
Does the US recognize Kosovo as a state?
Yes
Does Russia recognize Kosovo as a state?
No
Does Russia support Crimea's right to break off from Ukraine?
Yes
centripetal forces
forces that bind a country together
centrifugal forces
forces of disunity
redistricting
which the boundaries of a voting district are redrawn after the state population changes
gerrymandering
voting districts are drawn to unfairly favor one party over another
Vatican City is...
a nation-state
NAFTA
freedom of movement of goods. Purely economic
NATO
military
Example of a state
Germany, Saudi Arabia
Example of a nation
Kurds, French people
nation-state
Wales, Israel
Is the United Kingdom a state?
Yes
Is England a state?
No