AP Human Geography Unit 4 Vocabulary

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A political unit with a permanent population and boundaries that are recognized by other states that allows for the administration of laws, collection of taxes, and provision of defense:

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State

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People who think of themselves as one based on a sense of shared culture and history and who desire political autonomy:

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Nation

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A state with a single nation:
Options: State, Nation, Nation- State, Stateless Nation

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Nation- State

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A nation who do not have their own independent state:

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Stateless Nation

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A state with two or more nations (includes most states):

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Multinational State

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A nation living across states:

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Multi- State Nation

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An area which governs itself, but is not an independent country:

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Autonomous Region

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An area which can govern itself in certain areas, but does not have complete power to govern:

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Semi Autonomous Region

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A state that is both small in area and population:

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Microstate

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Final authority over a territory and the right to defend territorial integrity against incursion:

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Sovereignty