AP Human Geography: Political Patterns and Processes | Unit 4

Stateless Nation

• Nations of people without a state to occupy.

• Consists of a nation of people that live in more than one state.

• A country with various ethnicities and cultures.

• A location within a state that is given authority to government independently from the national government.

Stateless Nation examples:

• The Kurds in Southwest Asia.

• The Basque in Spain.

• Russians in Europe.

• Palestinans in Israel.

Nation State

• A state with a majority of only one nation.

• A nation of people without a state to occupy.

• A country with various ethnicities and cultures.

• A location within a state that is granted independence.

Multistate Nation

• Nations of people without a state to occupy.

• Consists of a nation of people that live in more than one state.

• A country with various ethnicities and cultures.

• A location within a state that is given authority to government independently from the national government.

Multistate Nation example:

• North and South Korean

• The United States

• China

• South Africa

Multinational Nation

• Nations of people without a state to occupy.

• Consists of a nation of people that live in more than one state.

• A country with various ethnicities and cultures.

• A location within a state that is given authority to government independently from the national government.

Multinational Nation examples:

• The United States

• The United Kingdom

• Yugoslavia

• The USSR

Autonomous Region

• Nations of people without a state to occupy.

• Consists of a nation of people that live in more than one state.

• A country with various ethnicities and cultures.

• A location within a state that is given authority to government independently from the national government.

Semi-autonomous Region

• A location within a state that is given authority to government independently from the national government.

• A region within a state that has a moderate degree of self-governance.

Semi-autonomous Region examples:

• Hong Kong within China.

• Tibet in China.

• The Kurdistan region in Iraq.

• Scotland in the UK.