Political States

Native America Reservations in the USA are located inside the USA but have a high degree of power to govern themselves with limited interference from the central government. This makes them an example of a:

• • Semi-Autonomous Region

• • Autonomous Region

• Nation-State

• Stateless Nation

The Kurds are an ethnic group that lives in Syria, Iraq, and Turkey but lack political power in each. This makes them an example of a:

• • Stateless Nation

• • Multistate Nation

• • Autonomous Region

• Nation-State

The Korean people are politically divided between the Countries of North and South Korea. This makes them an example of a:

• Nation-State

• • Stateless Nation

• • Multistate Nation

• • Autonomous Region

Germany is a country whose boundaries closely match the traditional territory of the German people. This makes Germany an example of a:

• Nation-State

• Nation

• Stateless Nation

• • Multinational State

The USA is a country which is well know for containing multiple national groups living within its borders. This makes it an example of a:

• Nation State

• • Multinational State

• • Multistate Nation

• • Stateless Nation

True or False: A nation is a group of people

• True

• False

True or False: A US State is considered a State in geography.

• True

• False

Features of a State include all of the following except:

• Territory

• Undefined Boundaries
  

• Sovereignty

• Permanent Population
  

• Recognition

The Catalonians in Spain have a very limited degree of self government and the central government routinely interferes with its internal affairs. This makes it an example of a:

• Nation-State

• • Autonomous Region

• • Semi-Autonomous Region

• • Multistate Nation

Japan is an island nation inhabited by a majority (98.5%) of people who consider themselves Japanese. This makes Japan an example of a:

• Nation

• Stateless Nation

• Nation-State

• • Multistate Nation