Across
- 4. forces- pull people together
- 5. boundary- mathematically and typically follow lines of latitude and longitude, instead of following physical and cultural features
- 7. regions given some authority to govern their own territories independently from the national government
- 11. the use of economic, political, cultural or other pressures to control or influence other countries
- 13. states, where power is held by regional units
- 15. politically organized independent territory with a government, defined borders, and a permanent population
- 17. boundary- drawn in areas that have been settled by people and where cultural landscape already exist or are in the process of being established
- 19. Cultural entities
- 20. the right of a government to control and defend its territory and determine what happens within its borders
- 22. organization governing common economic, social, and security issues in Europe
- 23. former boundary that once existed but no longer have an official function
- 24. boundary- established before many people settle into an area
- 27. in which seats in the House of Representatives are reallocated to different states
- 30. boundary- take into account the differenced that exist within the cultural landscape
- 31. attempting to acquire territories in neighboring states inhabited by people of the same nation
- 32. the practice of claiming and dominating overseas territories
Down
- 1. when a states internal political boundaries are redrawn
- 2. borders drawn over existing accepted borders by an outside or conquering force
- 3. forces- push people apart
- 6. states, where power is held by the central government
- 8. organization with 193 global members that works to maintain peace and promote economic and social development
- 9. areas experiencing instability due to ongoing conflicts among parties caught between interests of more powerful outside states
- 10. Supranational organization that includes 29 members from around the globe with the goal of maintaining worldwide security
- 12. when the central power in a state is broken up among regional authorities within its borders
- 14. shared powers
- 16. organization meant to accelerate economic growth and maintain peace and security in SE Asia
- 18. 200 Nautical miles from the coast, establishing a maritime boundary
- 21. people of a country identify as having one common ethnicity, religion, and language
- 25. when voters from the opposition party are spread into several districts
- 26. the push to create an empire by exercising force or influence to control other nations or people
- 28. drawing district lines to put minority members in less districts
- 29. drawing legislative maps with a partisan advantage