Geography Reference
In-Depth Information
As we look to arrangements beyond the state, we can turn to the global scale and
consider what places the global world economy most affects, shapes, and benefi ts. In
the next chapter, we study global cities with major links in the world economy. Global
cities dominate their surroundings and connect with each other across the world in
many ways that transcend the state.
Geographic Concepts
political geography
state
territory
territoriality
sovereignty
territorial integrity
mercantilism
Peace of Westphalia
nation
nation-state
democracy
multinational state
multistate nation
stateless nation
colonialism
scale
world-systems theory
capitalism
commodifi cation
core
periphery
semiperiphery
ability
centripetal
centrifugal
unitary
federal
devolution
territorial representation
reapportionment
splitting
majority-minority
districts
gerrymandering
boundary
geometric boundary
physical-political
boundary
heartland theory
critical geopolitics
unilateralism
supranational
organization
deterritorialization
reterritorialization
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About Country Studies Published by the United States Library of Congress
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About the European Union
http://europ.eu
About Nationalism
www.nationalismproject.org
About Political Geography
www.politicalgeography.org
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Devolution
Slovakia: New Sovereignty. Click on Video on Demand.
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International Boundaries
Boundaries and Borderlands. Click on Video on Demand.
http://www.learner.org/resources/series180.html#program_descriptions
Supranationalism and the European Union
Strasbourg: Symbol of a United Europe. Click on Video on Demand
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