GEO 106 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Neoliberalism, The Territorial Imperative, Postcolonialism
11 Nov 2016
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The continuous or discontinuous space used by an individual or group for interactions that contribute to satisfying the need for: The persistent attachment of individuals or peoples to a specific location or territory. Getting and keeping a territory requires territorial boundaries and defense of those boundaries, and this is done through various means, from passive to very aggressive. Defense through marking: objects, graffiti, fences (real and political), memberships, uniforms, signs, barriers. Defense through overt behaviour: gestures, position, posture, rituals, grouping, weapons, conflict. A group of people sharing a common culture and an attachment to some territory. The feeling of belonging to a nation as well as the belief that a nation has. The feeling of belonging to a nation as well as the belief that a nation has a natural right to determine its own affairs. Often related to the political, formal types of nations. An area with defined and internationally acknowledged boundaries, a political unit.
