Territorial Hierarchy
Scope Note
General nature of the territorial hierarchy (e.g., chiefdom, administrative, federal); degree of local differentiation in structural forms (e.g., federal districts, free cities, territories, colonies, etc.); the various levels of territorial and administrative organization within the government and their reconciliation with the siblings of this term; hierarchy of political officials; integration with large political units; etc.
History Note
The scope note was rewritten in 2005. 2010: Removed "(e.g., Ukraine within the Russian Federation)" as example of integration with large political units.
- Broader Term
- 630 Territorial Organization
- Related Terms
- 101 Identification
- Use Fors
- Central place (in settlement pattern)
- Chiefdoms
- Cities (free)
- City-states
- Colonies (in a territorial hierarchy)
- Confederation (territorial hierarchy)
- Districts (federal)
- Federal districts
- Feudalism (form of territorial organization)
- Hierarchy (territorial)
- Local and state relations
- Political hierarchy of officials
- State formation
- Tribe (territorial organization)
- Village within the territorial hierarchy
- Identifier
- 631
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