Political Organization
Having the last say over a territory — legally
Sovereignty
A government in which there is ONE central government
Unitary
To ______ and border means to show where the border is, this is usually done with fences or signs
Demarcate
Group of people with ethnic similarity that share land that they DO NOT have autonomy over
Nation
A government in which there are two levels of power; state and national
Federal
To _________ a border means to decide where it is, this is usually done in the treaty between two countries
Delimit
Group of people with ethnic similarity that share land that they DO have autonomy over
State
The process of one larger state breaking down into smaller units based on a variety of factors
Devolution
These types of boundaries are straight lines and are normally a result of either colonialism OR the grid system
Geometric boundary
A country where the majority of the people belong to the same ethnic group (Ex Japan)
Nation state
Re-drawing a voting district to favor a political party in an election, regardless of the popular vote
Gerrymandering
An _______________ dispute occurs when two countries are fighting over a resource that they share on their borders
Allocational
This system involved the theft of land with the goal of resource extraction, this system is why our borders exist the way they do (Japan and England are notorious for participating in this)
Colonialism
The system in which groups of people are represented in government by land area
An organization that exists to unite multiple countries as one group with a common goal
Supranational Organization