The Basques are an ethnic group located in Spain and France that are divided by the powers of independent states.
What is a stateless nation?
The establishment of autonomous governments and the existence of a separatist militia
What is Centrifugal?
Belgium is divided into regions based on linguistic groups. French is the dominant language of Wallonia, while Dutch and its Flemish dialects are the dominant languages of Flanders. Belgium’s internal divisions give these regions a degree of autonomy while preserving Belgium as a single state.
What is a Federal State?
This political movement occurs when an ethnic group seeks to break away from an existing state to form its own independent country, often due to cultural, linguistic, or religious differences.
What is ethnic separatism?
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based on this map Nigeria is a what?
what is a multinational state?
Korea is divided by the demilitarized zone into North and South Korea, but the people still have a common heritage and ethnicity. This makes Korea a what?
Multistate Nation
Quebec has a distinct culture from the rest of Canada leading to devolution within Canada
Centrifugal forces?
type of government suited for smaller states
What is a unitary government?
a federal government divides the country into specific zones, sets clear boundaries, and enforces laws differently in certain regions to control populations and maintain order within local communities.
What is Territoriality?

What type of Boundary is this?
what is a geometric boundary?
A specific region within a country is allowed to govern itself in areas like education and language, even though it is still part of the larger state.
What is an autonomous region?
uneven development at the local scale
Centrifugal force
type of government suited for larger states
what is a federal state?
- Poland
- Slovakia
- Hungary
- Romania
These countries would all be part of what economic Supranational Organization after the fall of Communism?
what is the European Union?

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what is a choke-point ?
In this country, most citizens share a common culture, language, and national identity that aligns closely with the political boundaries.
What is a nation-state?
After a national crisis, the federal government expands emergency powers, standardizes education requirements, and promotes a shared national identity to bring divided communities together.
What is a centripetal force?
a state that has a strong central capital
what is a unitary state?
the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, split into multiple smaller countries
what is devolution?
According to the map which European countries were allied with the Soviet Union in the Warsaw Pact?
Poland, East Germany, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Czechosalvika
In this arrangement, member states give up some decision-making power to a larger organization to benefit from cooperation and shared policies.
What is a supranational organization?
As federal authority weakens, states pass conflicting laws, regional leaders challenge national decisions, and local loyalties begin to outweigh national identity.
What is a centrifugal force?
A state in which government decisions are made at the national level and applied uniformly across the state
what is a unitary state?
The political boundaries of North Africa were influenced by this process.
what is imperialism?

what kind of boundaries are these?
Superimposed boundaries?