Vocabulary Activity: "Nation-States"

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Across
  1. 7. A state that has the same boundaries as a nation.
  2. 9. A ______ is an independent, bounded, and internationally recognized territory with full sovereignty over the land, and people within it.
  3. 10. Perceived ancestral territory of a nation is known as a ______
  4. 11. Having loyalty to the nation in which you belong is known as _____.
  5. 12. Occurs when a nation of people exist in many states.
  6. 14. A _________ employs a two-tiered system of government with a clear and formal distinction between the powers of the central (federal) government and those of the lower-level administrative units within the country.
Down
  1. 1. The movement to reunite a nation's homeland when part of it is within another state is known as ________.
  2. 2. A complete break-off of a region into an autonomous, independent state.
  3. 3. Occurs when several nations of people are found in the same political state.
  4. 4. The largest human grouping characterized by a common origin or ancestry.
  5. 5. A __________ is largely governed as a single unit by the central government.
  6. 6. A strong feeling of belonging to a minority nation that is within a state that is dominated by a more powerful nation.
  7. 8. Squattered settlements of a particular national group living abroad is known as ________.
  8. 13. Having the authority for a state to govern itself or to govern another state is known as _________.