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Chap. 9 APHUG Test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| define political geo and also an example of this | the study of the ways in which the world is organized as a reflection of the power that different groups hold over territory; Ex: The United States sees Taiwan as a country, but China does not. |
| states | A politically organized independent territory with a government, defined borders, and a permanent population—in short, a country |
| sovereignty | The right of a government to control and defend its territory and determine what happens with its borders |
| nations | Cultural entities – made up of individuals who have forged a common identity through a shared language, religion, ethnicity, or heritage (often all four of these) |
| nation-state | The territory occupied by a group who view themselves as a nation is the same as the politically reonginzed boundaries of the state they call their own. |
| multistate nation | Consists of people who share a cultural or ethnic background, but live in more than one country |
| irredentism | Attempting to acquire territories in neighboring states inhabited by people of the same nation |
| multinational state | A country with various ethnicities and cultures living inside its borders |
| autonomous | Using a system of government and currency that difffers from the ones used throughout the rest of the country. |
| semiautonomous |
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