Sunday, October 19, 2014

october 17 notes

Political Geography

Nation

  • a group of people with a shared identity
  • nations are culturally homogeneous groups of people, larger than a single tribe or community, which share a common language, institutions, religion, and historical experiences
A independent state
  • has space or territory which has internationally recognized boundaries
  • has people who live there on an ongoing basis
  • has economic activity and an organized economy. A country regulates foreign and domestic trade and issues money 
  • has the power of social engineering, such as education
  • has a transportation system for moving goods and people
  • has a government which provides public services and public power
  • had sovereignty. No other state should have power over the county's territory
  • has external recognition. A country has been "voted into the club" by other countries 

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