Political Geography Vocabulary #1

A nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory

C

A city that serves as the seat of government of a nation, state, or province

C

A city or town that has corporate status and local government

M

Part of a country or the world, having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries

R

A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch

R

A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives

D

A body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed

C

An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority

E

A country or area under the full or partial political control of another country

C

A portion of territory within or surrounded by a larger territory

E

A portion of territory of one state completely surrounded by territory of another

E

A line separating two political or geographical areas

B

The dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands in exchange for military service

F

The right to vote in political elections

S

Political approach that strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups

P