Here are some notes I took in the beginning of the week.
Political Geography
A Nation
-a group of people with a shared identity
-think of 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.
An Independent State
-has space or territory which has internationally recognized boundaries (boundary disputes are ok)
-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 police power
-has sovereignty, no other state should have power over foreign countries territory
-has external recognition, a country has been "voted into the club" by other countries
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