Unit 4 Vocab

2. A group of people brought together by a common language, ethnicity, heritage, etc.
3. A region inside a state that is given the authority to govern itself
4. A nation of people without a state to occupy
5. The conference held in this city, that was attended by every major European power, decided the state boundary lines that still exist today in Africa
9. The authority of a state to govern itself
11. A modern day shatterbelt region
12. A nation that spans multiple states
13. The control and influence over a geographic space
15. The state that is the best example of a nation-state
17. A former state created with the Treaty of Versailles
19. The closest canal that serves a chokepoint to the U.S.
20. A state that includes multiple ethnicities/ nationalities within its borders

1. The process of power shifting from a central governing authority down to regional authorities
2. The use of economic, political, cultural or other pressures in order to control or influence other countries.
6. When the boundaries of a group of people who share a common culture and identity also share the same state boundary
7. The nation of people who live in Syria, Iran, Iraq, and Turkey and are considered stateless
8. Instability within a region that is geographically located between states with overlapping territoriality and political power.
10. Power over people, land, and resources
14. A state that was created as a result of the fall of the Soviet Union
16. An autonomous region in the mid-North of Spain that is made up of a nation of people who have a distinctive language, flag, and customs
18. Another name for a country; the building blocks of the modern Political map.