Unit 4: 9.1

Question 1

Political Geography

Answer 1

The study of the way the world is organized as a reflection of the power different groups have over it

Question 2

State

Answer 2

A politically organized independent territory with a government, defined borders permanent population
Examples: State = country

Question 3

Sovereignty

Answer 3

The hit of a government to control and defend their territory
Examples: We have sovernreignty over our homes

Question 4

Nations

Answer 4

A cultural entity made up of people who have forged a common identity
Examples: Shared language, religion, heritage, or ethnicity

Question 5

Nation-state

Answer 5

A politically organized / recognized territory that is composed of those whom consider themselves a nation. Where the nation (people) and state (country) are the same
Examples: Japan, Germany

Question 6

Multi-state nation

Answer 6

People who share a cultural or ethnic background but live in more than one country
Examples: Multiple states (countries) with the same nationality

Question 7

Irredentism

Answer 7

A states (country)’s attempts to acquire territory in neighboring states. Inhabited by those of similar nations (people)?

Question 8

Multinational state

Answer 8

A country with various ethnicities and cultures living within it’s borders
Examples: Multiple nationalities in one state (country).

Question 9

Autonomous

Answer 9

Havig the authority to govern territories independently of the national government
Examples: Having a sperate currency

Question 10

Semi-autonomous

Answer 10

Describing a region that is given partial authority to govern it’s region
Examples: England in the United Kingdom having such power that people believe it to be its own country. However it is only semi-autonomous

Question 11

Stateless Nation

Answer 11

A people united by culture, language, history, and tradition but do not possess a state (country).
Examples: A nation without a country