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Title: 8 Categories of Nations

Description: Geography 120

Total Flash Cards: 8

Created: 12/15/2008 17:37:29

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Term
Recognized Nation
 Definition
decolonized nation-states. Ex: Ireland and Flanders
Term
Autonomous Nation
 Definition
Negotiated a level of self-government. Ex: Isle of Man
Term
City-States
 Definition
One autonomous city Ex: Brussels
Term
Enduring Nation
 Definition
long history of government attempts at cultural assimilation. Ex: Scottland and Wales
Term
Renascent Nation
 Definition
historic nation that has undergone a cultural and political renaissance since 1945, "weathervane" of increasing nationalistic activity. Ex: Cornwall
Term
Remnant Nation
 Definition
remnants of old nations w/ dormant, weak, or incipient national movements. Ex: Middle England and Wessex
Term
Nation Cores of States
 Definition
Constitute geography distinct from state itself and other nations. Nucleus of state expansion. Ex: London
Term
Irredenta
 Definition
part of a nation lost to another state when boundaries are re-drawn. Ex: Northern Ireland