Module 25 Flashcards
Nation (Native Americans)
People who have a shared heritage, beliefs/values, claim space, desire for their own state.
- Kurds, Native Americans, Catalans, First Nations
Nation State
Hint: Same kind of people are in one state
Country with most people of the same ethnicity (90%+ of population) single nation of people who fulfill the qualifications for a state.
- Denmark, Japan, Koreas, Iceland
Stateless Nation
No state of their own but often have political organizations.
- Kurds -Palestines -Basque
Multinational State
(Hint: Think Ethnicity rather than nationality)
Country with more than one cultural group or ethnic group that are under a single government.
Typically one dominant nation (people) that controls most of the political power.
…. History of self determination
- Canada (Quebec)
- Belgium (Flemish & Wallons)
Multistate Nation
Hint: Multiple states for that nation
Nation that has a state of its own but stretches across borders
- Koreans (North and South Korea)
-Hungarians
Autonomous Region
A defined area within a state that has a high degree of self-government and freedom from parent state.
- granted authority to geographically, ethnically or culturally distinct regions.
- aland islands in Finland
- First Nations in Canada
Semi- Autonomous Region
Granted autonomy with regard to internal affairs only by a controlling nation, organization,
American Indian reservations,
