Unit 4 Review

In which of the following regions is there currently conflict caused by a stateless nation fighting for self- determination?

• The Kurdish region of the Middle East

• The Amazon region of Brazil

• Native American reservations in the United States

• Aboriginal regions in Australia

A group of people with a common history, language and culture is a

• state

• nation

• nation-state

• colony

A group of people with a common history, language and culture which live in an area of land with defined borders and a sovereign government is a

• state

• nation

• nation-state

• colony

______ describes the fragmentation into smaller units, which are often not cooperative with one another.

• devolution

• balkanization

• democratization

• centrifugal forces

The political authority of a state to govern itself is called

• Democracy

• Sovereignty

• Government

• International trade

This stateless nation is located in northern Spain and parts of southern France.

• Hmong

• Kurds

• Basque

• Thai

(Choose more than one) In a true nation-state all the people would share the same

• religion

• language

• ethnicity

• height

An invisible line that marks the outer limits of a state's territory.

• Political Boundaries

• Geometric Boundaries

• Antecedent Boundaries

• Physical Boundaries

Boundaries created by using lines of latitude and longitude and their associated arcs.

• Geometric Boundaries

• Physical Boundaries

• Cultural Boundaries

• Relic Boundaries

Basesd on geographic features of Earth's surface. Examples include bodies of water, mountain ranges, and desert regions.

• Geometric boundaries

• Physical boundaries

• Relic boundaries

• Cultural boundaries