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Unit 4: Political Patterns and Processes

AP Human Geography — Note Packet

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Key Terms

State

A political unit, an organized territory with a permanent population, a defined territory, and a government. Crucially, it must be recognized by other .

Nation

A group of people united by common culture, language, ethnicity, or shared .

Nation-state

The ideal situation where a nation's territory that of a state.

Stateless nation

A nation without its own recognized .

Sovereignty

The power of a state to govern itself without external .

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