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5952321898Nation-stateis one where the great majority are conscious of a common identity and share the same culture. Examples- Japan, North and South Korea.0
5952357943Statea nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government. Examples- United Kingdom1
5952493995Federal Statessplits power between central authorities and local or regional governments2
5952499737Unitary Stateskeeps all power under the control of the central government3
5952535990Centripetal FroceThey provide stability, strengthen the state, help bind people together, and create solidarity.4
5952558004Centrifugal ForceIt is a force or attitude that tends to divide a state.5
5952619518Gerrymanderingmanipulate the boundaries of so as to favor one party or class.6
5952638220landlockedan interior country or state that is surrounded by land7
5952647001relict boundarya political boundary that has ceased to function but the imprint of which can still be detected on the cultural landscape8
5952769454superimposed boundarya political boundary placed by powerful outsiders on a developed human landscape9
5952800721Consequent Boundariesdrawn to accomodate existing religious, linguistic, ethnic, or economic differences between countries ~ Ex. Vatican City ~ Ex. Palestine ~ Ex. Pakistan ~ Ex. Yugoslavia10
5952840425imperialismcontrol of a territory already occupied11
5953123885Supranational OrganizationOrganization of three or more states to promote shared objectives.12
5953250529Devolutionthe process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality13

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