AP HUM GEO - Unit 4 Vocab

extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

• Imperialism

• Democracy

• Monarchy

system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

• Authoritarianism

• Democracy

• Imperialism

• Governmentism

principle of blind submission to authority, as opposed to individual freedom of thought and action; any political system that concentrates power in the hands of a leader or a small elite that is not constitutionally responsible to the body of the people.

• Democracy

• Imperialism

• Authoritarianism

a country with a defined territory under a sovereign government with a single unified cultural group.

• Nation-State

• Multi-National State

• Country

policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically

• Colonialism

• Neo-Colonialism

• Autonomy

• Sovereignty

the authority of a state to govern itself or another state

• Sovereignty

• Autonomy

• Colonialism

• Sanctity

a subdivision or dependent territory of a country that has a degree of self-governance, or autonomy, from an external authority.

• Nation-State

• Country

• Autonomous Region

• Ridiculous Region

movement of power from the central government to regional governments within the state or breakup of a large state (balkanization) into several independent ones is known as devolution

• Colonialism

• Sovereignty

• Devolution

• Regional Expansion

an international organization that aims to increase political and economic cooperation among its 193 member countries.

• European Union

  EU

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

  NATO

• United Nations

  UN

• North American Free Trade Agreement

  NAFTA

international organization comprising 27 European countries and governing common economic, social, and security policies.

• European Union

  EU

• United Nations

  UN

• North American Free Trade Agreement

  NAFTA

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

  NATO