GEOG 1992 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Domino Theory, Postcolonialism, Neocolonialism
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Geopolitics: the state"s power to control space or territory and shape international political relations. Territory: the delimited area - which may include both land and water, and even airspace - over which a state exercises control and which is recognized by other states. Nation: a group of people sharing certain elements of culture, such as religions, language, history, or political identity. Nation-state: an idea form consisting of a homogeneous group of people governed by their own state. Sovereignty: the exercise of state power over people and territory; that power is recognized by the body or group of persons who run the administration of a country. Government: the body or group of persons who run the administration of a country. Governance: the norms, rules and laws that are invoked to regulate a people or state. Nationalism: the feeling of belonging to a nation, as well as the belief that a nation has a natural right to determine its own affairs.
