What is the correct political geography term to describe what New Jersey, California, and Illinois are?

They are states.

My teacher says it is wrong and that is ne of the other choices between colony,nation-state, state, province, nation

State is in your list of choices.

New Jersey, California, and Illinois are none of the other choices. They are states.

You're wrong Ms. Sue

Ms. Sue retire. It is a nation-state:a political entity (a state) associated with a particular cultural entity (a nation)

The nation-state concept originated in which of the following countries?

The correct political geography term to describe what New Jersey, California, and Illinois are is "states." These three locations are all states within the United States of America.

To determine this, you can start by knowing that the United States is a federal republic comprised of 50 individual states. New Jersey, California, and Illinois are three specific states within this larger political entity.