Topic 4.1: Intro to Political Geography & Types of Political Entities
Multinational State
A Country with Two or More Nationalities within its borders
Stateless Nation
A Nation who does not have sovereignty over their homeland
Nation-State
A country whose population contains a substantial degree of Cultural Homogeneity (people of the same nation)
Multistate nation
A nation that is split between more than one country
State
A politically organized territory controlled by a sovereign government. It is the largest political unit.
Nation
Group of people with a common cultural identity and attachment to a homeland
Sovereignty
The power of the political unit to rule over its own affairs
Autonomous/Semi-Autonomous Regions
a defined area within a state that has a high degree of self-government and freedom from its parent state