Unit 4: Political Geo. Review

A large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language. A group of people who share a common ancestry or ethnicity. This best describes a:

• Nation

• State

• Nation-State

A country considered as an organized political community under one government (they govern themselves) This best describes a:

• Nation

• State

• Nation-State

A sovereign state whose citizens or subjects are relatively the same in factors such as common descent, history, culture, or language, common ancestry or ethnicity. This best describes a:

• Nation

• State

• Nation-State

This country is an example of a?

Country: Austria

Largest Ethnic Group: Austrians

% of population Made up by Largest Ethnic Group:91.1%

• Nation

• State

• Nation-State

This country is an example of a?

Country: Belgium

Largest Ethnic Group: Flemings

% of population Made up by Largest Ethnic Group: 58%

• Nation

• State

• Nation-State

The Kurds are a group of people who who share a common ancestry or ethnicity but do not have a sovereign nation of their own. They could best be described as a:

• Stateless-Nation

• State

• Nation-State

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