World Geography-Unit 6 Vocabulary-Political Geography – Flashcards
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Supranational Organization
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A group of countries in which they give some control over themselves as they work together to achieve common goals
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Democracy
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From of gov. where citizens choose representatives
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Republic
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Country in which citizens vote for leaders and can run for office
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Monarchy
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King/Queen shares power with another governing body such as parliament
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Theocracy
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System of government ruled by religious authority
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Dictatorship
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Authoritarian system of government in which the leader governs by force, without the consent of the people
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Totalitarian
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System of gov in which the government has total control over society and seeks to control all aspects of public and private life
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Nationalism
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Feelings of loyalty and pride to one's nation of ethnic group. Sometimes the belief that one's group is better than all others
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Nation
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Large group of people that share a common culture and history
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State
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Territory considered as a political entity under one government
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Nation-State
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Independent country whose people mostly share a common identity and reside in a territory that is considered a political unit
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Stateless Nation
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A nation that does not have a territory to legally occupy and rule themselves
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City-State
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A self governing political unit made up of a city and its surrounding lands
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Balkanization
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Process of breaking up a region into smaller, mutually hostile areas
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Genocide
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Systematic elimination of an ethnic group or nation
