Unit 4 - Flashcard 1

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What are the drivers behind the formation of modern states? Options: Feudal lords and serfs, Power and territory, Laws and language, Colonialism and explorers, Globalization and ethnicity

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Power and territory

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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 Stateless Nation?

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Nations of people without a state to occupy

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Which of the following terms identifies the type of regions shown in the dark gray-shaded areas on the map? Functional regions, Urban regions, Semiautonomous regions, Vernacular regions

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Semiautonomous regions

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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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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 a Antecedent Boundary?

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Borders that are established before there has been major settlement by people in a territory

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What is a Subsequent Boundary?

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Borders that are drawn in areas that have been settled by people, typically due to changes that have occurred over time.

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What is a Superimposed Boundary?

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Border that is drawn over existing and accepted borders by a outside force.

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What is a Relic Boundary?

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Established borders which do not exist anymore