Understanding Nations Quiz

Geographic barriers (mountains, rivers, etc.) serve to isolate people and build identification to a nation.

• Understandings of Nation: Political

• Understandings of Nation: Geographic

• Understandings of Nation: Linguistic/ Language

• Understandings of Nation: Cultural

A group of people determining and controlling their own affairs; having sovereignty and self-determination

• Nation

• Religious Influence in France

• Understandings of Nation: Political

• Understandings of Nation: Religious

Examples: - Quebec = 80% speak French as first language

• Understandings of Nation: Patriotic

• Understandings of Nation: Geographic

• Understandings of Nation: Civic/Citizenship

• Understandings of Nation: Linguistic/ Language

Membership of individuals in a political community creates a sense of belonging

• Religious Influence in France

• Understandings of Nation: Civic/Citizenship

• Understandings of Nation: Religious

• Understandings of Nation: Political

What are ways that geographic barriers have been overcome in order to combine formerly isolated groups?

• Understandings of Nation: Linguistic/ Language

• Understandings of Nation: Geographic

• Understandings of Nation: Cultural

• Understandings of Nation: Political

What is culture? The unwritten way of knowing, being, and acting among a group of people based on shared traditions, beliefs and values.

• Understandings of Nation: Spiritual

• Understandings of Nation: Geographic

• Understandings of Nation: Cultural

• Understandings of Nation: Ethnic

Occupation groups, social classes, etc. who together have a "vision" that frames their attitudes toward political, social, or economic issues

• Understandings of Nation: Political

• Understandings of Nation: Collective

• Peasants, merchants, everyone else

• Understandings of Nation: Religious

Name some symbols of Canada, Alberta, etc.

• Understandings of Nation: Linguistic/ Language

• Understandings of Nation: Political

• Understandings of Nation: Patriotic

• Understandings of Nation: Geographic

When a group of people have a commonality, and internalized feelings resulting in a sense of belonging and acceptance.

• Nobility

• Understandings of Nation: Religious

• Nation

• Sovereignty

A sense of internal connection to one's surroundings. An Aboriginal person's spirituality would be gauged on his/her connection to the natural world. (ex. sun dances)

• Understandings of Nation: Cultural

• Understandings of Nation: Political

• Understandings of Nation: Spiritual

• Understandings of Nation: Ethnic