Definition: an invisible line separating two political or geographic areas, especially countries/states.

Definition: a line that marks the limits of an area; a dividing line between two or more areas, not necessarily countries/states.

Definition: independence, self-rule, or the authority to govern your own state

Definition: Control over a territory by an outside power (a country), occupying another country with settlers, and taking advantage of it economically.

Definition: country or area under full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.

These are a characteristic of _____________.

-has a specific territory with defined boundaries

-has a permanent population

-is recognized as a state by other states

-has a sovereign government, with its own laws and clear, geographic boundaries.

Definition: A large population that shares the same culture, language, traditions and history. They often share the same goals and connection to a particular territory.

Which group of people is an example of a stateless nation?

Definition: A state whose population has a shared political identity that sees the nation (people) and state (country) as the same.

______________ is based on the country in which you have citizenship.

Definition: Loyalty and devotion to a particular nationality, feelings of superiority over other countries

Definition: organized part of a country that is not yet admitted to the full rights of a state, OR the region associated with a particular group of people.

Which one is NOT one of the ways borders are created?