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AP Human Geography Ch.8 Vocab Questions and Answers
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AP Human Geography Ch.8 VocabBalance of Power - answer Condition of roughly equal strength between opposing
countries or alliances of countries.
Berlin Conference - answer A meeting from 1884-1885 at which representatives of
European nations agreed on rules colonization of Africa
Boundary - answer invisible line that marks the extent of a state's territory
Capital - answer the city that is the seat of government of a state, nation, or province
City-State - answer a sovereign state comprising a city and its immediate hinterland
Civil Divisions - answer the part of a governmental unit which oversees noncriminal
matters
Colonialism - answer attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its
political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory
Colony - answer A territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than completely
independent.
Compact State - answerA state in which the distance from the center to any boundary
does not vary significantly.
Core - answerthe center, most important section of the city
Democratization - answerthe spread of representative government to more countries
and the process of making governments more representative
Devolution - answerthe transfer of powers and responsibilities from the federal
government to the states
Elongated State - answerA state with a long, narrow shape.
EEZ - answerUnder the law of the sea, an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is a
seazone over which a state has special rights over the exploration and use of marine
resources.
Fragmented State - answerA state that includes several discontinuous pieces of
territory.
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