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Types of States
Types of States Part II
Borders and Boundaries
Governments
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A group of people with similar characteristics that may or may not occupy their own territory is a 

Nation 

100

A state that does not have any coastline 

Landlocked State 

100

What do you call a type of boundary that no longer exists? 

Relict Boundary 

100
A unitary state places most of the power in the hands of __________
Federal/Central Government 
100

What do you call three or more countries forming an organization? 

Supranationalism 
200

A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity 

Nation-state 

200

Give an example of a stateless nation 

Kurds

Palestinians 

Etc. 

200

Which types of boundaries consist of straight lines drawn on a map (typically following lines of latitude or longitude) 

Geometric Boundaries 

200

What is the key difference between a democracy and an autocracy 

Selection of leaders/citizen participation 

200

What is it called when voting districts are redrawn to benefit the political party in power at the given time? 

Gerrymandering 

300

A group of people without a state 

Stateless Nation 

300

Indonesia is an example of which type of state? (state shapes) 

Fragmented 

300

A state whose territory is completely surrounded by the territory of another state  

Enclave 

300

Transfer of power from national to state or local governments 

Devolution 

300

In political geography is a primate city a centripetal or centrifugal force? 

Centripetal Force 

400

This word describes independence from control of its internal affairs by other states 

Sovereignty 

400

South Africa is an example of which type of state? (state shapes) 

Perforated 

400

A type of boundary drawn by outsiders with no regard for the local ethnic groups 

Superimposed Boundary 

400

The breakup of a country into smaller countries 

Balkanization 

400

Congressional district boundaries are redrawn every _____ years following the _________

10, Census 

500

The United States is an example of which type of state? (It has to do with ethnicity) 

Multiethnic State 

500

Concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves is known as 

Self-determination 

500
A type of boundary that is created before an area is populated 

Antecedent 

500

A country that has a mixture of democratic and autocratic traits 

Anocracy 

500

What is the area located up to 200 miles off the shore of a sovereign nation known as?   

Exclusive Economic Zone