Why Can't We Be Friends
Created in the outset of WWII, this international organization was created for the sole purpose of "promoting peace, security, social progress, and cooperation among member states".
What is the United Nations (UN)
This term is defined as "an area near or on the coundary between two regions or countries, often characterized by cultural and economic exchanegs or conflicts."
What is a Borderland?
This type of state generally serves as a neutral country that is situated between two larger hostil countries, intended to prevent conflict between them.
What is a Buffer State?
What is defined as "a gerrymandering technique where opposition voters are dispersed across many districts to prevent them from gaining a majority in any one district?"
What is Cracking?
This political ideology is defined as "a theoretical political entity in which the boundaies of the nation coincide with the boundaries of the state, where one nation is governed by its own state.
What is the Nation-State Ideal?
This organization is a political and economic union of 27 European countries that aims to promotes economic integration, political cooperations, and free trade.
What is the European Union?
This boundary is a boundary drawn to accomodate existing cultural, ethnic, lunguistic, or religious differences.
What is a Consequent Boundary?
These states are defined as the "politically and economically dominant contries or regions in a global system."
What are Core States?
The body of state representatives from each individual State who elect the President of the United States every four years is known as what?
What is the Electoral College?
This term is defined as "the belief or policy advocating for the reclaiming or annexation of territory that is considerd to belong to a nation due to historical or ethnic ties" known as?
What is Irredentism?
This "Council" consists of an intergivernmental forum that promotes cooperation and coordination among arctic states, with a focus on issues like sustainable development and environmental protection.
What is the Arctic Council?
This area of water is the area that "extends 200 nautical miles from a coastal state's shoreline, where that state has special rights regarding exploration and use of marine resources.
What is the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)?
This term describes a state that are unable to maintain order, provide basic services, or enforce the rule of law, often leading to internal conflict."
What is a Failed State?
This political process is defined as "the transfer of power or authority from a central government to regional or local governments" is known as what?
What is Devolution?
This term is defined as "the practice of using economic, political, or cultural pressures to control or influence a less-developed country, rather than direct colonial control" known as?
What is Neocolonialism?
This is the act of committing acts of terrorism within a country, often by citizens of that country, aimed at political or ideological objectives.
What is Domestic Terrorism?
What is defined as a narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water, often a critical geographical feature of international trade known as?
What is a Strait?
This type of state is defined as a "political system where power is divided between a central government and regional governments, with both having authority over certain matters."
What is a Federal State?
This political practice is defined as "the actual, practical control of state exercises over its territory, often more important than legal sovereignty" known as?
What is Effective Sovereignty?
This principle says "that people have the right to determine their own political status and form their own government", symbolically also used in the composition of the Declaration of Independence.
What is Self-Determination?
This union of (55) African states was created and aimed at promoting peace, economic integration, and security in Africa.
What is the African Union
This particular boundary, while often no longer recognized as a formal/official border, marks a historical border by way of a cultural or historical artifact.
What is a Relic Boundary?
This state is defined as "a sovereign state whose citizens share a common identity based on culture, ethnicity, and language.
What is a Nation-State?
While illegal, this process that "manipulates voting districtst to favor one political party or group over others" is known as?
What is Gerrymandering?
This region is "caught between competing global powers, often characterized by conflict, instability, and division. What is this term?
What is a Shatterbelt?