APHG Unit 4 Review

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What Is a Nation?

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A group of people with a common identity through shared cultural traits such as language, religion, and or ethnicity.

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What Is a Nation-State?

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The borders of a nation match the borders of the state.

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Based on the map, which of the following can be identified as a true statement about Northern Ireland? It is united with the rest of the island to form a sovereign nation-state. It forms its own sovereign nation-state predominately made up of the Irish ethnic group. It is a frontier that is not formally part of a state, but the United Kingdom claims the area. It is physically separate from the rest of the United Kingdom, a multinational state.

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It is physically separate from the rest of the United Kingdom, a multinational state.

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What Is a Stateless Nation?

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Nations of people without a state to occupy

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What Is a Multistate Nation?

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A nation of people that live in more than one state

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Some territories within the Russian Federation are characterized by concentrated populations of ethnic groups and these areas function as autonomous republics. Which of the following best explains the political relationship between the autonomous republics and the central government of Russia?

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The autonomous republics provide ethnic groups with some political control over their homelands while preserving Russia’s territorial integrity.

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Which of the following explains why Korea and Vietnam were viewed as shatterbelts during the Cold War?

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Korea and Vietnam experienced conflict due to a dispute between global powers.

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What's a Autonomous Region?

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A location within a state that is given authority to govern interpedently from the nation government.

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Which of the following describes an example of a consequent boundary? Options: The Berlin Wall between East and West Germany no longer exists, but the location is still evident. European powers divided Africa at the Berlin Conference and drew boundaries across the continent. The United States–Canadian boundary was set at the 49th parallel by a treaty before the area was settled. Canada created the province of Nunavut to provide greater autonomy for the First Nations.

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Canada created the province of Nunavut to provide greater autonomy for the First Nations.

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What is Territorially?

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The control and influence over a specific geographer space