Unit 1 Ch. 1

Question 1

Nation

Answer 1

a socio-cultural entity, a union of people who can identify culturally and linguistically.

Question 2

State

Answer 2

1. Permanent population
2. Defined territory
3. Government
4. Sovereignty

Question 3

Linguistic understandings of a nation

Answer 3

Language plays a role in creating mindset, because language affects how you see the world. It shares a mental universe for those who speak it fluently.

Question 4

Ethnic understanding of a nation

Answer 4

Culture is the way of life people share. It can be related to ethnicity, but not always.

Question 5

Cultural understanding of a nation

Answer 5

Shared racial, cultural, or linguistic characteristics that can cause a nation to come together.

Question 6

Religious understanding of a nation

Answer 6

Based on a shared religion

Question 7

Geographic understanding of a nation

Answer 7

Physical barriers often force people to develop in isolation from other peoples.

Question 8

How do ties with land affect a nation

Answer 8

a peoples relationship with the land is sometimes bound up with spiritual connections that unite them.

Question 9

Spiritual understanding of a nation

Answer 9

A spiritual connection can unite people through a common belief or traditions.

Question 10

Political understanding of a nation

Answer 10

They often determine a constitution or set of laws to be upheld by the nation. Such as: rights and freedoms

Question 11

Civic nation

Answer 11

a group of people who live together with shared beliefs and values, regardless of religious of ethnic background.

Question 12

National identity

Answer 12

an identity of people of a nation they hold that is unique to them or is an integral pert of who they are.

Question 13

National myth

Answer 13

an inspiring narrative or ancedote about a nations past. Such myths often serve as an important national symbol and affirm a set of national values.