AP Human GEO Unit 4 Vocab

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The authority of a state to govern itself or another state. A recognized right to control a territory both politically and militarily. States are sovereign. Nations are not.

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Sovereignty

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A largely self-governing body within a larger political or organizational entity.

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Autonomous/semi-autonomous region

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State that contains two or more ethnic groups with traditions of self-determination that agree to coexist peacefully by recognizing each other as distinct nationalities. ex: russia

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Multi-national state

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A nation that stretches across borders. EX: North and South Korea

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Multi-state nation (part nation state)

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An ethnic group or nation that does not possess its own state. It is not the majority population in any state. EX: Kurds

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Stateless Nation

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A large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory. Nations can share: religion, language, ethnicity, etc. EX: Jewish nation, Kurds

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Nation

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A sovereign state whose citizens or subjects are relatively homogeneous in factors such as language or common descent. EX: The United States

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Nation-state

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A nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government. EX: The U.S, Brazil, etc

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State

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The ability of a government to determine their own course of their own free will. EX: Establishment of countries after WWII in Eastern Europe

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Self-Determination

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What are boundaries established before the area in question is well populated?

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Antecedent boundaries