1. AP Geography 8.2.1

2. What’s a Nation… Nation: A tightly knit group of people possessing bonds of language, ethnicity, religion, and other shared cultural attributes. Nation-State: Possess sovereignty and occupied by a people who see themselves as a single, united nation. Multinational State: State with more than one nation within its borders. Multistate Nation: Nation that occupies more than once space.

3. India…Nation State? Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian 25%, Mongoloid & other 3%. Hindi 41%, Bengali 8.1%, Telugu 7.2%, +numerous others. Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3% Nation-State: Possess sovereignty and occupied by a people who see themselves as a single, united nation.

4. United States…Nation State? White 79.96%, Black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%. English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, +others Protestant 51.3%, Roman Catholic 23.9%, Mormon 1.7% Nation-State: Possess sovereignty and occupied by a people who see themselves as a single, united nation.

5. Indonesia…Nation State? 40.6% Javanese, Sundanese 15%, Mandurese 3.3%, +others Bahasa Indonesia, English, Dutch, local dialects (most widely spoken is Javanese) Muslim 86.1%, Protestant 5.7%, Roman Catholic 3% Nation-State: Possess sovereignty and occupied by a people who see themselves as a single, united nation.

7. Bangladesh Bengali 98%, other 2% Bangla, English Muslim 89.5%, Hindu 9.6%, other 0.9% Nation-State: Possess sovereignty and occupied by a people who see themselves as a single, united nation.

8. Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan

9. Iran Persian 61%, Azeri 16%, Kurd 10%, Lur 6%, Balcoh 2%, Arab 2% Persian 53% (official), Turic and Turic dialects 18%, Kurdish 10% Muslim 98% (Shia 89%, Sunni 9%) Nation-State: Possess sovereignty and occupied by a people who see themselves as a single, united nation.

10. Japan Japanese 98.5%, Koreans 0.5% Japanese Shintoism 83.9%, Buddhism 71.4%, Christianity 2% Nation-State: Possess sovereignty and occupied by a people who see themselves as a single, united nation.

11. Why care? Hot Spots Reinforces the political nature of boundaries In some situations highlights the limits of the state. Nationalism: Is highly desirable 1:51