AP Human Geo Unit 4 Review

What Is a Nation?

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

• The boarders of a nation that match the borders of the state

• Nations of people without a state to occupy

• A nation of people that live in more than one state

What Is a Nation-State?

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

• The boarders of a nation match the borders of the state

• Nations of people without a state to occupy

• A nation of people that live in more than one state

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.

What Is a Stateless Nation?

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

• The boarders of a nation match the borders of the state

• Nations of people without a state to occupy

• A nation of people that live in more than one state

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

What Is a Multistate Nation?

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

• The boarders of a nation match the borders of the state

• Nations of people without a state to occupy

• A nation of people that live in more than one state

Owing to their localized geography or their locations on islands or peninsulas, many small political entities such as those labeled on the political map of the world can be identified as

• federal states

• autonomous republics

• multistate nations

• nation-states

What are some examples of Stateless Nations?

• The Kurds in South Asia

• The Basaque in Spain

• Palestinians in Israel

• Germans in Germany

What is a Multinational State?

• A country with various ethnicities and cultures within its borders.

• Nation of people without a state to occupy

• A Nation of people that live in more than one state

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

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?

• The central government of Russia exerts complete control over the autonomous republics to counteract devolutionary pressures.

• The autonomous republics are able to function independently from the central government because of an abundance of natural resources.

• Russia is a multistate nation characterized by contested regional boundaries.

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