Unit 4 Vocabulary

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Anocracy

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A country that is not fully democratic or fully autocratic but rather displays a mix of the two types.

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Autocracy

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A country that is run according to the interests of the ruler rather than the people

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Balance of Power

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

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Boundary

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

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City-state

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A sovereign state comprising a city and its immediately surrounding countryside

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Colonialism

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

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Colony

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

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Compact State

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

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Democracy

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A country in which citizens elect leaders and can run for office

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Elongated State

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A state with a long, narrow shape