Today in class, we looked at a powerpoint on political geography. We learned about how the world is organized. There is Country, Nation, State, and Nation-State. A country is an identifiable land area. A Nation is a population (group of people) with a common culture. A State has a capital "S", and it is a population under a single government synonymous with "country". A Nation-State is a single culture under a single government. It is a nation which has the same borders as a state.
A Nation:
- a group of people with a shared identity
- think of it as a culture group
- nations are culturally homogeneous groups of people, larger than a single tribe or community, which share a common language, institutions, religion, and historical experience.
Independent State:
-has space or territory which has internationally recognized boundaries
-has people who live there on an ongoing basis
-economic activity and 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 police power
-has sovereignty. no other state should have power over country's territory
-has external recognition. a country has been "voted into the club" by other countries.
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