AP HUG Vocabulary Crossword

A politically organized territory that is administered by a sovereign government and is recognized by the international community. A synonym is a country.
Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states. U.S controls army, laws, and leaders.
A state or territory that is small in both size and population. Monaco.
Long and narrow shape. Ex. Chile
A sovereign state comprising a city and its immediate surrounding countryside. First developed in Mesopotamia.
a territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than completely independent. Ex. Puerto Rico
A border that is straight line on a map dividing two countries. U.S.A. and Canadian border.
A boundary that coincides with significant features of the natural landscape. The Saharan desert divides many countries.
Follows the distribution of cultural characteristics. Pakistan and India are separated by religion.
Conflict between two or more ethnic groups. Ex. Disputes between Sinhalese and Tamils in Sri Lanka.
States between two opposing nations. Mongolia is _____ between China and Russia.
a part of a country that is separated from the rest of the country and surrounded by foreign territory. Part of Russia is separated by Belarus.
a distinct region or community enclosed within a larger territory. Ex. Chinatown in New York.
State that contains two or more ethnic groups with traditions of self-determination that agree to coexist peacefully by recognizing each other as distinct nationalities. An example would be the U.K.
The system formerly in effect in South Africa that segregated people based upon race. (abolished in the 90s
The doctrine that irredenta should be controlled by the country to which they are ethnically or historically related. Somalia invading Ethiopia.
State enclosed by land with no direct access to the sea. Ex. Czech Republic.
an area of instability between regions with opposing conflict between ethnicities. Ex. Slovenia between Croatia and Austria
a state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a ethnicity that has been turned into a nationality. The countries after WWI.
state that breaks down through conflicts among ethnicities. Ex. Former Yugoslavia