4.1 Flashcards
political geography
a branch of human geography concerned with the spatial analysis of political systems
political map
a map that shows the spatial organization of the countries and territories on the entire globe at a given point in time
state/country
an independent political unit with a centralized authority that makes claim to solve legal, political and economic jurisdiction over a region with defined boundaries
independent state
a state that rules itself and is not subject to the authority of another state
sovereign state
a state that possesses the sole authority over the land and ppl within its boundaries
nation
a community of ppl bound to a homeland and possessing a common identity based on a shared cultural trait such as language, ethnicity, and religion
nation-state
the ideal political geographical unit; one in which the nation’s geographic boundaries (a ppl and its culture) exactly match the state’s territorial boundaries (governance and authority)
nation state ideal
the idea that political authorities govern in the name of all a country’s citizens, modern mass communications link all residents, and state-based citizenship rights reinforce the idea of a national identity
nationalism
sense of belonging to and self-identifying with a national culture; ppl with a strong sense of nationalism derive a significant part of their social identity from a sense of belonging to a nation
stateless nation
an ethnic group or nation that does not possess its own state and is not the majority population in any nation state
multinational state
a country containing multiple national, ethnic, and religious groups within its boundaries
multi state nation
ethnic groups territorially divided by one or more international boundaries
autonomous greion
a subdivision or dependent territory of a country that has a degree of self-government, or autonomy, in its decision making.
semi autonomous region
a subdivision or dependent territory of a country that has some degree of, but not complete, self-government
examples of multinational states
Belgium and Nigeria
examples of autonomous region
Finland’s Aland
Island
examples of nation state
Iceland and Japan
examples of multi state nation
North and South Korea
examples of stateless nation
Kurdish Inhabited Area
examples of semi autonomous regions
Native American Reservoirs
