AP Human Geography Unit 4-Political Patterns & Processes

Movement or power "downwards" from the central government to regional governments within a state

Divides cultural groups on basis of language, religon

200 nautical miles off a country's coast for natural resources exploration on and exploitation

The world has become more democratic since the turn of the 19th century

Defined the rights and responsibilities of nations

Narrow channels along widely used global sea routes

The mass killing of a group of people in an attempt to eliminate the entire group from existence

A group of people with common cultural characteristics

People decide how the boundary will be maintained and how food and people will cross the boundary

Straight lines drawn on map

The systematic use of violence by a group in order to intimidate a population or coerce a gov. into granting it demands

A group of people with common cultural characteristics

Has limited self-rule within a larger state

Place most power in the hands of the federal government

An area organized into a political unit & ruled by an establish gov. that has control over its foreign affairs

Was from 1884 to 1885, also known as the Congo conference or west Africa conferences

A country with multiple culture groups or multiple ethnic groups under a single government.

A group of people who share a similar culture and do not have their own state

Process in which more powerful ethnic group forcibly removes a less powerful group from region to create homogen. region

A legal document is created that indicates exact landmarks

The right of a country to rule itself without outside interference

Drawn by outsiders without regard for local ethnic groups

Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefitting one political party

New colonialism occurs when a powerful country uses economic or political influence to control another country

Is a state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by one ethnicity

Allocate strong political power to local government within the country

An effective government, cultural nationalism and cohesion, ·        healthy economy

Regions caught between stronger colliding external cultural or political forces

Boundary markers such as steel posts or concrete pillars to mark a boundary

·        Separatist movements, religious extremism, ·        struggling economy and unstable government

Cartographers place the boundary on the map

The right of an ethnic group to rule itself

A boundary that no longer exists but can still see effects of it

A territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than being completely independent

3 or more countries forming an organization for economic, military, or political reasons

Boundaries separating legislative district within the U.S. & other countries are redrawn periodically

Created before an area is heavily populated

Is the connection of people, their culture, and their economic systems to the land

Loyalty or devotion to a nation

Is your identity with a group of people who share legal attachment and personal allegiance