Chapter 8 Vocab Review

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A country run by the ruler's interests, not the people's.

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autocracy

Front

Attempt by one country to establish settlements and impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory.

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colonialism

Front

A state where the distance from the center to any boundary is consistent.

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compact state

Front

A state with a long narrow shape.

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elongated state

Front

Internal organization of a state that allocates most powers to local government.

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federal state

Front

A state with several discontinuous territories.

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fragmented state

Front

A state without a sea outlet.

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landlocked state

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A state with multiple ethnic groups that peacefully coexist and recognize each other as distinct nationalities.

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multinational state

Front

A state that completely surrounds another.

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perforated state

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Ethnicities' right to self-govern.

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Self-determination