4.8 Defining Devolutionary Factors

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The Canadian government created the new territory of Nunavut in order to

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recognize the territorial rights of indigenous people in the area

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Based on the data in the table, which of the following is a possible impact of ethnic and religious diversity in Iraq? Ethnicity and religion lead to devolutionary pressures in the country by politically dividing regions.

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Ethnicity and religion lead to devolutionary pressures in the country by politically dividing regions.

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Based on the map, which of the following best explains the implications of physical geography as the Kurds continue to struggle for an independent state in their ethnic homeland? Options: Israel, Turkey, and Russia have voiced their support for an independent Kurdistan in areas with a majority Kurdish population, showing potential validation for Kurdistan. In September 2017 a public referendum was carried out that demonstrated that a majority of Kurds overwhelmingly support independence. Most areas with a Kurdish majority population are landlocked and therefore dependent on good relationships with their neighbors in order to access trade and prosper economically. Even in areas with a Kurdish minority population, Kurdish people have their own unique culture and identity separately from the states in which their nation is located. Unstable oil prices have created economic problems both in parts of the region with a Kurdish majority population and in parts with a Kurdish minority, leaving the Kurdistan Regional Government weakened and struggling to pay off debt.

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Most areas with a Kurdish majority population are landlocked and therefore dependent on good relationships with their neighbors in order to access trade and prosper economically.

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Which of the following is South Africa’s former state-sanctioned policy of segregating the races? Redlining, Gerrymandering, Apartheid, Secularism, Gentrification

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Apartheid