1Question
The study of how political power is organized across space is called political __________.
2Question
A country’s governing body and institutions are known as its __________.
3Question
A political unit with defined borders and a permanent population is called a __________ state.
4Question
The official borders that separate one country from another are called __________.
5Question
The capital city is usually the center of a country’s __________ power.
6Question
A nation’s authority to govern itself without outside control is called __________.
7Question
A state with a single central authority is a __________ state.
8Question
In a federal system, power is shared between the national government and __________ governments.
9Question
A territory governed by another country is called a __________.
10Question
The area over which a government has legal authority is its __________.
11Question
A line on a map that shows where political control ends is a political __________.
12Question
A government division created for local administration, such as a county or province, is an __________.
13Question
When a group of people identify themselves as a nation and seek self-rule, this is called __________.
14Question
The movement of power from a central government to local governments is called __________.
15Question
A capital chosen for strategic or symbolic reasons rather than because it is the largest city is a __________ capital.
16Question
An internal boundary within a country that separates states or provinces is a __________ boundary.
17Question
A state that has significant control over its own affairs but is still linked to a larger political union is a __________ state.
18Question
The geographic study of how borders are created, maintained, and disputed is called border __________.
19Question
A region administered by a government but not fully integrated as a state is a __________ territory.
20Question
When a government redraws district lines for political advantage, the process is called __________.
21Question
The principle that political power should be distributed among different levels of government is called __________ governance.
22Question
A voting district designed to elect one representative is called an __________ district.
23Question
A country’s largest city and its surrounding economic area is often called a __________ area.
24Question
The relationship between geography and international power is a major concern of __________ studies.
25Question
A region with its own cultural identity and political claims, but no full independence, is often described as a __________ region.