AP Human Geography- Vocab #11

Definition- An important trade agreement creating a huge zone of cooperation on trade and economic issues in North America Example- United States, Canada, and Mexico Where is the Example- North America

Definition- Canadian territory that was given to the Inuit, in which they could live with autonomy, or the right to govern themselves Example- The Northwest Territories were split in half and the half became Nunavut Where is the Example- Canada

Definition- A group of people with a common culture living in a territory and having a strong sense of unity Example- The Kurds Where is the Example- Turkey, Iran, Iraq, etc.

Definition- A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality Example- Iceland Where is the Example- Europe

Definition- Military alliance created in 1949 made up of 12 non-Communist countries including the United States that support each other if attacked Example- When the US was attacked on 9/11, NATO Allies stood with us Where is the Example- 9/11/2001 in New York

Definition- A country, behaves like an organism-to survive, a state requires nourishment, or territory, to gain political power Example- Germany gaining land to get power Where is the Example- Europe

Definition- A state that completely surrounds another one Example- South Africa Where is the Example- Africa

Definition- Economic activity concerned with the direct extraction of natural resources from the environment Example- Mining Where is the Example- Arizona

Definition- A state that exhibits a narrow, elongated land extension leading away from the main territory Example- Democratic Republic of the Congo Where is the Example- Africa

Definition- The redrawing of congressional and other legislative district lines following the census, to accommodate population shifts and keep districts as equal as possible in population Example- State legislature is in charge of redistricting Where is the Example- United States

Definition- Nicholas Spykman's theory that the domination of the coastal fringes of Eurasia would provided the base for world conquest Example- Soviets trying to take over the Rimland Where is the Example- Cold War

Definition- Economic activity involving the processing of raw materials and their transformation into finished industrial products; the manufacturing sector Example- Turning wood into furniture Where is the Example- United States

Definition- Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states Example- United States Where is the Example- North America

Definition- The splitting of a state due to the distance, remoteness, and marginal location away from the capital Example- Taiwan Where is the Example- Possibly splitting from China

Definition- Size and shape of a state and what that means in national political life Example- Compact States are easy to govern Where is the Example- Poland