Unit 5: Political Organization of Space Vocabulary

The systematic use of violence by a group calculated to create an atmosphere of fear and alarm among a population or to coerce a government into actions it would not otherwise undertake or refrain from actions it wants to take.

An international group or union in which the power and influence of member states transcend national boundaries or interests to share in decision making and vote on issues concerning the collective body.

An ethnic group or nation that does not possess its own state and is not the majority population in any nation state.

A state that contains two or more ethnic groups with traditions of self-determination that agree to coexist peacefully by recognizing each other as distinct nationalities.

A state that contains more than one ethnicity.

A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity.

Any state whose territorial boundaries do not touch an ocean, gulf, or bay.

A state that is simply divided or separated by a barrier.

A state that completely surrounds another.

A state with a long, narrow extended territory.