AP Human Geography Political Geography Vocab Quiz

Question 1

Ability of a state to govern territory free from control of its internal affairs byother states

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Sovereignty

Question 2

A policy of extending a country's power andinfluence through diplomacy or military force.

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Imperialism

Question 3

A state that includes several discontinuous pieces of territory

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Fragmented State

Question 4

Try by a country to settle and impose political,economic, etc. principles in another territory

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Colonialism

Question 5

A state in which the distance from the center to any boundary does not varysignificantly

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Compact State

Question 6

A state that does not have a direct outlet to the sea

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Landlocked State

Question 7

A state that completely surrounds another one

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Perforated State

Question 8

A condition of roughly equal strength between opposing countries or alliances ofcountries

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Balance of Power

Question 9

A sovereign state comprising a city and its immediately surrounding countryside

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City-State

Question 10

An area organized ruled by an established governmentthat has control over its own affairs

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State

Question 11

The process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting theparty in power

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Gerrymandering

Question 12

An internal organization of a state that allocates most powers to units of localgovernment

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Federal State

Question 13

A territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than completelyindependent

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Colony

Question 14

An otherwise compact state with a large projecting extension

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Prorupted State

Question 15

An invisible line that marks the extent of a state's territory

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Boundary

Question 16

A zone separating two states in which neither state exercises political control

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Frontier

Question 17

A state with a long, narrow shape

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Elongated State

Question 18

An internal organization ofa state that places most power in central government officials

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Unitary State

Question 19

A state that encompasses a very small land area

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Microstate

Questions 19