Nation states are highly varied and have very different histories (Edexcel A-Level Geography): Quizzes
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What is national sovereignty?
What is national sovereignty?
Independent nations making own laws
Which example shows the difference between a nation and a state?
Which example shows the difference between a nation and a state?
Welsh nation is part of UK state
What three factors result in varied ethnic and cultural unity in states?
What three factors result in varied ethnic and cultural unity in states?
History of growth, isolation, migration
Why do European settler descendants vastly outnumber indigenous tribes in the USA?
Why do European settler descendants vastly outnumber indigenous tribes in the USA?
Historic migration
Which state has a single ethnic group due to political forced isolation?
Which state has a single ethnic group due to political forced isolation?
North Korea
What are the three key characteristics of a nation state?
What are the three key characteristics of a nation state?
Single unit, sovereignty, shared identity
What are the three ways national borders are created?
What are the three ways national borders are created?
Physical, cultural, and colonial
What happened in Rwanda when borders ignored ethnic differences?
What happened in Rwanda when borders ignored ethnic differences?
800,000 Tutsis killed in genocide
What is a reason for contested borders between states?
What is a reason for contested borders between states?
To unite similar populations
Which are examples of contested borders?
Which are examples of contested borders?
Ukraine and Crimea