Topic 4.1 Introduction to Political Geography

Question 1

Autonomous Region

Answer 1

an area within a state that has been granted a large degree of self governance

Example: Aland, FInland

Question 2

Multinational States

Answer 2

a state with multiple nations that have sought autonomy at some point

Example: Canada (Quebec), Israel (Palestinians)

Question 3

Multistate Nation

Answer 3

a nation of people whose population is spread across multiple states

Example: The Kurds (Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria) Koreans (North and South)

Question 4

Nation

Answer 4

a group of people who share a common heritage, homeland, values, and beliefs

Example: Native American tribes; Kurds

Question 5

Nation-state

Answer 5

a state whose population is made up of mostly one particular nation or ethnic group

Example: Japan, Iceland

Question 6

Semi-autonomous Region

Answer 6

an area within a state that has been granted some degree of self governance

Example: individual states in the USA; Quebec Canada