boundaries
Political geography
Types of Diffusion
Elecotral
Religions
100

a old border that isn't used as a border anymore but can still be seen in the landscape

what is a relic bounadary

100

a politically organized,independent territory with its own government,borders,population and has its own right to rule itself

what is a state

100

when people adopt another culture and what they do  but they still mantain their orginal culture

what is acculturation 

100

when you redistrict a area and make it so there is a political advantage for one political party

what is gerrymandering 

100

a type of religion where its tied to a ethnic group in a specific area,they do not try to spread their religion

what is an ethnic religion 

200

a type of boundary that Is made from an outside power of that area

what is a superimposed boundary

200

a cultural entity that is united by religion,ethnicity or language

what is a nation 

200

where people with diffferent,diverse cultures coexist an live together in a shared space

what is multiculturalism

200

when counting or making up a area of voters and putting them into districts,doesn't matter who they vote for but where they are located

what is a voting district 

200

a type of religion where its for everyone and attempts to appeal o the whole world and is open to everyone 

what is a universalizing religion 

300

a border created after people have already settled in that area that the border was drawn in

what is a subsequent boundary

300

a nation with its own borders,population and can rule overitself but isn't recognized as a state

what is a statless nation

300
this is when a culture adopts almost all customs and part of a different culture and traits of a different culture and forget about their own,Can be voluntary or forced

what is assimilation 

300

when you put like-minded voters in many different districts to minimize their impact and majority in a vote

what is cracking

400

 a boundary that is made to separate different cultures of their differences in areas where people live already

what is a consequent boundary

400

a state with many different nations inside of it that share either the same ethnicty,religion or language

what is a multinational state

400

this a type of acculturation in where traits and customs from 2 or more cultures blend together in order to make a new custom or idea

what is syncretism

400

clustering up like minded voters in one district in order to give the other party the remaining districts and win them

what is packing

500

a boundary that is made before people have settled in that area and follows the physical features of that area

what is a antecedent boundary
500

a nation that has a cultural entity and has something shared amongst each other are located in more than 1 state

multistate nation

500

every 10 years,there is a recount of voters in the area to see the population and see the representation they get in congress

what is a recount of disrict