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AP Human Vocab Test

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show A region within a location that is allowed to govern independently of the national government.(Hong Kong and Tibet)  
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show States that have multiple national identities(US, former Yugoslavia, Nigeria)  
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Multi-state Nation   show
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Nation   show
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Nation-state   show
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Semi-autonomous Region   show
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show A country. Must have defined territories, a permanent population, a government, sovereignty, and recognition from other major countries.  
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show Nations of people that don't have a state.(Palestinians, Kurds)  
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Self-determination   show
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Sovereignty   show
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Antecedent Boundary   show
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show A boundary that has been established as a consequence of political settlement between two opposing cultural, ethnic or political groups. (The Green Line between Israel and Palestine)  
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Cultural (Ethnographic) Boundary   show
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Geometric Boundary   show
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show A boundary that is a naturally occuring barrier between two areas. (The Mississippi River)  
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Relic Boundary   show
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show A boundary drawn to accommodate religious, ethnic, linguistic or economic differences. (The boundary between North Ireland(Part of the UK) and the Republic of Ireland)  
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Superimposed Boundary   show
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show Redistricting for a political advantage; when the majority political party in the state legislature draws political boundaries to maintain or extend power.  
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Devolution   show
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Ethnic Cleansing   show
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show People of a particular ethnicity in a multinational state identify more strongly with their ethnic group than as citizens of the state.  
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Ethnic Separatism   show
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show The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group. (The Holocaust)  
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show A majority ethnic group wants to claim territory from a neighboring state due to a shared culture with the people residing across the border. Reunification of multistate nations. (Russia in Ukraine and other former Soviet republics)  
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Decolonization   show
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Enclave   show
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show A portion of territory of one state completely surrounded by territory of another or others, as viewed by the home territory. (Cabinda is an exclave of Angola that is separated from the rest of the country)  
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show A willingness by one person or group of people to defend space they claim. People express their territoriality when they influence others or shape events by asserting control over a space.  
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Centripetal force   show
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show Forces or attitudes that tend to divide a state. (differing religion or languages, an unstable government, internal conflict, and geographic features that physically divide people)  
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show Identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.  
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Colonialism   show
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