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Which of the following best illustrates the geographical concept of the nation-state?
Iceland
Belguim
India
Canada
A group of people who share a common culture and identity as a cohesive group is a called a
Nation
Nation-State
Country
Sovereign State
Which of the following groups represents a nation without a state?
Kurds
Israelis
Turks
Germans
Type of State
Compact
Fragmented
Perforated
Elongated
Type of State
Prorupted
Perforated
Compact
Landlocked
Type of State
Prorupted
Perforated
Compact
Fragmented
Type of State
Elongated
Perforated
Prorupted
Fragmented
Ex. South Africa
Perforated State
Exclave
Prorupted State
Enclave
This type of state is the simplest to manage, since the government is close to all portions of the state.
Elongated
Compact
Landlocked
Fragmented
The Berlin Wall fell in 1989, but people in the former East & West Germany still feel its influence. Where the wall once stood now acts as a
superimposed boundary
relict boundary
antecedent boundary
subsequent boundary
TERM: Creating ownership over a defined space, either personal, or publicly
Sovereignty
Territoriality
Gerrymandering
Spatial Recognition
Boundaries established by rivers, oceans, deserts, mountains, etc.
Geographic
Superimposed
Geometric
Physical
Which type of boundary would use lines of latitude and longitude?
Antecedent
Subsequent
Geometric
Relic
Boundaries set by ethnic differences, especially those based on language and religion
Physical
Cultural
Political
Antecedent
Type of Boundary
Geometric
Cultural
Linear
Physical
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