AP Human Geography:: Unit 4 - Political Patterns

Which political geography concept, territorial dynamic, or geopolitical model is described below?

*An independent political unit occupying a defined, permanently populated territory with full sovereign control over its internal and foreign affairs, recognized by the international community.*

**A)** State (Country)
**B)** Nation
**C)** Nation-State
**D)** Stateless Nation

Which political geography concept, territorial dynamic, or geopolitical model is described below?

*A distinct group of people bound together by a common cultural heritage, shared language, history, homeland attachment, and collective identity (e.g., Kurds, Palestinians, Cherokee).*

**A)** Nation
**B)** State
**C)** Sovereign Territory
**D)** Colony

Which political geography concept, territorial dynamic, or geopolitical model is described below?

*A sovereign state whose territory corresponds directly to that occupied by a distinct nation of people sharing a common culture (e.g., Japan, Iceland, Denmark).*

**A)** Nation-State
**B)** Multinational State
**C)** Multi-State Nation
**D)** Autonomous Region

Which political geography concept, territorial dynamic, or geopolitical model is described below?

*An ethnic group or nation that does not possess its own sovereign state and is spread across multiple countries without independent self-determination (e.g., Kurds, Palestinians, Basques, Rohingya).*

**A)** Stateless Nation
**B)** Nation-State
**C)** Multinational State
**D)** Enclave

Which political geography concept, territorial dynamic, or geopolitical model is described below?

*A country that contains two or more distinct nations with traditions of self-determination that agreed to coexist or were conquered (e.g., Canada [Quebecois], United Kingdom [Scots/Welsh], Russia).*

**A)** Multinational State
**B)** Stateless Nation
**C)** Nation-State
**D)** Multi-State Nation

Which political geography concept, territorial dynamic, or geopolitical model is described below?

*A single nation of people whose homeland extends across the borders of multiple sovereign states, dominating more than one state (e.g., Koreans in North and South Korea; Arabs across MENA).*

**A)** Multi-State Nation
**B)** Multinational State
**C)** Stateless Nation
**D)** Autonomous Region

Which political geography concept, territorial dynamic, or geopolitical model is described below?

*Defined areas within a state that possess a degree of self-governance and freedom from central government authority (e.g., Greenland in Denmark; Hong Kong in China; Native American reservations in the USA).*

**A)** Autonomous / Semi-Autonomous Region
**B)** Stateless Nation
**C)** Enclave
**D)** Buffer State

Which political geography concept, territorial dynamic, or geopolitical model is described below?

*The supreme and independent political authority of a state to govern its own territory and affairs without external intervention or interference.*

**A)** Sovereignty
**B)** Devolution
**C)** Supranationalism
**D)** Self-Determination