Across
- 4. A type of boundary that was created to prevent future conflicts.
- 6. Bad, negative forces that can lead to the break up of a state.
- 7. This drawing of voting district lines occurs every 10 years after updated Census numbers come out. Often done by the party in power.
- 8. The type of boundaries that were drawn in Africa thanks to the Berlin Conference of 1884.
- 9. This is how a border is shown on the physical landscape.Often evident through walls, checkpoints, and sign markers.
- 14. The process whereby states gain or lose congressional seats based on population changes according to Census data.
- 17. This is the process whereby a boundary is agreed to in a formal, legal proceeding.
- 18. When the political party in charge of redistricting will spread the opposition party across many districts diluting their power.
- 22. When a unitary central government will pass a law to give subnational political units more self-governing authority.
- 23. A form of governance whereby governing powers are divided between a central government and subnational territorial units.
- 24. This is when a boundary/border is formally drawn on a map using lines.
Down
- 1. When the political party in charge of redistricting will "jam" all of the opposition party into one "mega-district" wasting their votes.
- 2. The authrotity of a political territory to govern itself. Synonyms: Autonomy; Independence.
- 3. This is the "bastardized" version of redrawing district lines to favor one political over the other.
- 5. When a country will attempt to reclaim territory they
- 10. Areas around the globe, usually the location of straits and canals where shipping lanes could become impacted by violence or blockage.
- 11. This abbreviation signifies the area around the 38th Parallel on the Korean Peninsula.
- 12. A form of governance whereby a single, centralized government holds all of the authority.
- 13. When many nations come together, oftentimes in economic or political organizations, to solve problems greater than any one nation can solve.
- 15. Good, positive forces that unify a nation.
- 16. This abbreviation signifies the 200 nautical mile range that each country with a coastline has the right to explore for resources.
- 19. This ethnic group that inhabits the Middle East does not have a sovereign government of their own. They are considered a stateless nation.
- 20. The government-sponsored population count of all Americans that occurs every 10 years.
- 21. The French-speaking region of Canada that is seeking independence that aligns with their social identity.