Unit 4 Module 27 Vocab

2. An invisible line that marks the legal limits of a state’s territory.
6. The use of economic, political, cultural, or military influence by powerful countries to indirectly control or influence less powerful countries, especially former colonies.
7. A zone where no state has complete political control, often located between settled or controlled areas.
8. A territory completely surrounded by another state.
11. A region caught between stronger outside powers that is often politically unstable because of conflict, competition, or cultural divisions.
12. A part of a state that is separated from the main territory by another state or states.

1. The area or region surrounding a boundary where people, cultures, trade, and movement often interact across the border.
3. A narrow waterway connecting two larger bodies of water.
4. line principle The idea that when two states are close together, a boundary should be drawn halfway between them, often used for dividing water territory.
5. states Less-developed countries that are often dependent on core states for trade, investment, technology, and economic support.
9. states Wealthy, powerful countries with strong economies, advanced technology, and major influence over global trade and politics.
10. point A narrow, strategic passage that controls movement between larger areas, especially for trade, transportation, or military access.