Lesson 8 - Nation States Flashcards
1
Q
State
A
Territory over which no other country holds power/sovereignty
196 in 2016
2
Q
Nation
A
Territorialized group of people who lack sovereignty
Scotland, Wales etc
3
Q
Dependent Territory
A
Autonomy over many aspects of governance but lack sovereignty
Hong Kong, Greenland
4
Q
Nation State
A
Combination of state + nation
Sovereign political unit based upon common identity + culture
5
Q
Worlds largest nation state
A
Japan
Cultural homogeneity
6
Q
Border establishment
A
Geographical divisions
Landforms
Colonial territories
Lines on a map
7
Q
Causes contested borders
A
Territorial desires
Unite similar ethic/cultural groups
Resource conflicts
8
Q
Contested borders examples
A
China + Taiwan
Somaliland
Isreal + Palestine
Antarctica
