unit 4 Flashcards
cultural unit, common ancestry occupying a particular territory
ex: Kurds
nation
a state in which the cultural borders of a nation correspond with the state borders of a country
Territory matches culture
ex: Japan, Denmark Poland
Nation-State
a nation of people without a state that it considers home
ex: Kurds Basques, Palestinians
State-less nation
a state that contains more than one nation, and no single ethnic group dominates the population
every state to a degree is _____
(no state has 100% of a single ethnicity)
ex: former Yugoslavia, former USSR, Lebanon
Multinational State
nation stretches across borders and across sates
people share a common characteristic and live in multiple states
ex: Kurds, Koreans
Multi state Nation
an area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government that has control over its internal and foreign affairs.
state
independence from control of its internal affairs by other states.
sovereignty
identity with a group of people who share the cultural traditions of a particular homeland or hearth.
Ethnicity
identity with a group of people who are perceived to share a physiological trait (skin color)
Race
Nationality