Nation states are highly varied and have very different histories (Edexcel A-Level Geography): Flashcards
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What is national sovereignty?
What is national sovereignty?
Independent nations with govt making laws without interference
What is a state?
What is a state?
Territory no other country has power or sovereignty over
What is a nation?
What is a nation?
Group lacking sovereignty despite own parliaments & language
Example of nations within UK sovereign state
Example of nations within UK sovereign state
Welsh and Scottish nations
Factors affecting cultural unity in states
Factors affecting cultural unity in states
Population growth history, isolation degree, migration role
States with single ethnic group examples
States with single ethnic group examples
Iceland (physical location), N Korea (forced isolation)
Three ways national borders are created
Three ways national borders are created
Physical geography, cultural, colonial
Rwanda genocide - number of Tutsis killed
Rwanda genocide - number of Tutsis killed
800,000
Reasons for contested borders
Reasons for contested borders
Takeover desire, unite population, gain resources
Examples of contested borders
Examples of contested borders
Ukraine and Crimea, Taiwan