AP Huge U4 Modern State Types

State

synonym for a country

Nation

refers to the people

Nation State

territory corresponds to a particular ethnicity (Denmark = the Danish)

Multi State Nation

the people have the majority political influence in at least one state; most often divided in 2 (North and South Korea = Koreans)

Stateless Nation

an ethnic group or nation that does not possess its own state and is not the majority population in any nation state (Palestinean people living in Israel)

Autonomous or Semi-Autonomous Regions

area where a group has some type of political autonomy, usually at the local level (Native American Reservations in US)

Multi Ethnic State

contains >1 ethnicity. many ethnicities contribute cultural features to the formation of a single nationality (USA, Canada, Mexico, India)

Multi National State

contains >1 ethnicities with traditions of self-determination (Russia, Northern Ireland trapped in UK)

self-determination

the process by which a country determines its own statehood and forms its own allegiances and government

Compact

small + uniform (France, Czech Republic)

Elongated

long, water (Italy, Portugal)

Prorupted

compact with extension (Norway, Tailand)

Perforated

completely surrounds another state; surrounded states = enclave (Vatican City is an enclave to Italy)

Fragmented

in pieces (Russia, USA)