4.2

Question 1

self determination

Answer 1

a nation’s ability to determine its own statehood and from its own allegiances and government; the freedom of culturally distinct groups to govern themselves in their own territories and from their own states

Question 2

core area

Answer 2

a small territorial nucleus from which a country grows in area and over time

Question 3

escarpments

Answer 3

abrupt slopes that break up the general continuity of the terrain

Question 4

colonialism

Answer 4

the centuries-long process of European countries competing amongst themselves to conquer and control other ppls’ and their territories across the world

Question 5

imperialism

Answer 5

a policy of extending a country’s power and influence thru diplomacy or military force

Question 6

devolution

Answer 6

the movement of power from the central government to regional government within the state

Question 7

ethnonationalism

Answer 7

a form of nationalism in which the nation is defined in terms of ethnic identity