Notes from class:
Political Geography
(plus some world leaders)
How is the world organized?
- country: a identifiable land area
- nation: a population with a common culture
- state (capital S): a population under a single government; can be synonymous with "country"
Nation (good definition): a group of people with a shared identity think of it as a culture group
Nation (bad definitions): a group of people, larger than a single tribe community, which may share a common language, institutions, religion, and/or historical experience
Institution: a significant practice, relationship or organization in a society or culture
An 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 which regulates foreign and domestic trade and issues money
- has the power of social engineering, such as engineering
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