Question

1. native hawaiians, who are united by a common history, culture, and language are best described as a:

a. semiautonomous region
b. reservation
c. nation - state
d. nation
e. multistate nation

1. an example of a challenge faced by multinational states is:

a. they are recognized by the united nations but not by all of its member states.
b. they have regions that are either autonomous or semiautonomous, which results in split authority.
c. they have a unique culture but do not receive recognition for their cultures.
d. they have undefined borders, which becomes problematic to establish train systems.
e. they sometimes struggle to create a sense of unity among different peoples, which can produce internal conflict.

1. __________ refers to the use of external economic, political or cultural pressures to influence other countries?

a. irredentism
b. neocolonialism
c. political power
d. choke points
e. territoriality

1. __________ is an example of a state that might be considered a nation - state.

a. japan
b. palestine
c. sweden
d. spain
e. ukraine

(on the right side, there is a map titled \countries that recognize palestine as a state, 2019\)

1. based on the information in the map, which of the following statements accurately explains palestine’s status as a political entity?

a. it is considered a nation - state because its state boundaries are not recognized by three continents.
b. it is considered a multinational state because its shared cultural background is recognized by other states.
c. it is considered a stateless nation because it is not recognized as an independent state by much of the world.
d. it is considered a multistate nation because its territory within the gaza strip is recognized as independent.
e. it is considered a nation because its territory is bordered by jordan, israel, syria, and lebanon.

1. a politically organized independent territory with a government, defined borders, and a permanent population is a __________.

a. state
b. region
c. stateless nation
d. multistate nation
e. semiautonomous region

Explanation:

Question 6

Native Hawaiians share history, culture, language (defining a nation: a group with shared cultural traits). A nation - state requires political sovereignty (Hawaiians don't have their own state), a reservation is land - based for indigenous groups (not about cultural unity), a semiautonomous region has partial self - rule (not about cultural unity), and a multistate nation spans multiple states (Hawaiians are in one state). So they are a nation.

Question 7

Multinational states have multiple nations (cultural groups) within them. Different cultural groups may have different identities and interests, leading to challenges in creating a unified sense of belonging, which can cause internal conflicts. Option A is about recognition (not a challenge of being multinational), B is about autonomous regions (not unique to multinational states), C is about cultural recognition (not the main challenge of multinational states), D is about borders and train systems (unrelated to multinational state challenges).

Question 8

Neocolonialism is the use of economic, political, or cultural pressures by more powerful entities to influence other countries (matches the definition in the question). Irredentism is about reclaiming ethnic - related territory, political power is a general term, choke points are geographic, and territoriality is about control over territory.

Question 9

Answer:

D. Nation