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Unit 4.1 AP HumGeo
Introduction to Political Geography
Term | Definition |
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Sovereignty | The power of a political unit over it's own affairs. |
Nation | A group of people with commonalities. |
Nation-state | A group of people that can be both a nation & a state. |
Multinational State | A country that contains more than 1 nation. |
Autonomous Region | A defined area within a state that has a high level of sovereignty. |
Semi-autonomous Region | A state that has a degree of, but not complete, self rule. |
Stateless Nation | A cultural group with no independent political identity. |
Multi-state Nation | When a nation has a state of its own, but it stretches its border across another state. |
Ex. of a nation-state | Iceland & Japan |
Ex. of a multinational state | Canada |
Ex. of an autonomous region | Ă…land Islands |
Ex. of a semi-autonomous region | Navajo Indians |
Ex. of a stateless nation | Kurdistan |
Ex. of a multi-state nation | Korean Nation |