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Country
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Term used in the U.S. for a state
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State
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Area organized into a political unit & ruled by an established government with control over its internal & foreign affairs; basically another country
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Properties of a state: (6)
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1. Political unit2. Territory with boundaries 3. Organized government 4. Permanent population5. Legal Authority over its internal & external affairs (sovereignty)6. Recognized by other states
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Origin of states: (3) - Include examples
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1. Voluntary association - for the common good2. Coercion - ex. warfare3. Ecological - regional focus + the coercion of warfare
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Unitary State
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All governmental power is concentrated in the government at the national level ex. England, Italy, France (Smaller states more likely)(Esp. common in Europe)
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Federated State
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Division of power between national & provincial levels - 19 totalEx. USA, Russia, Germany, Canada, Brazil, Nigeria, Venezelai.e. state's rights; can't sign defens pacts, can't declare war, can't print money
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Boundary
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Line demarcating a state's territory (invisible line)
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Types of Boundaries (5)
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1.Physical or Natural2. Cultural3. Antacedent 4. Subsequent5. Frontier (Not sure if actual boundar or just zone)
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Boundary - Physical/Natural (3)
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1. Mountains ex. Chili/Arg.(Andes Mts.)2. Desert (Sahara)3. Water - Rivers, lakes, ocean(Problem is water course may change over time)
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Boundary - Cultural (3) (Include Ex.)
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1. geometric - artificial; works for countries which are similar ex. Canada & US 49D & 141D.West2. religious ex. India & Pakistan; Ireland & N Ireland3. language ex. France, England, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany
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Boundary - Cultural - Geometric
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Artificial; works for countries which are similarex. Canada & US 49 - 141W
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Boundary - Antecendent
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Drawn across an area before it is well populated
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Boundary - Subsequent (2)Definition+2 types
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Drawn across an area after the development of a cultural landscape1. Consequent (Ethnographic) - Drawn to accommodate existing religious, linguistic, ethnic or economic differences between counries2. Superimposed - Forced on existing cultural landscapes, a country, or a people by a conquering or colonizing power that is unconcerned about pre-existing cultural patterns
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Boundary - Subsequent - Cosequent
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(Ethnographic) - Drawn to accommodate existing religious, linguistic, ethnic or economic differences between counries
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Boundary - Subsequent - Superimposed
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Forced on existing cultural landscapes, a country, or a people by a conquering or colonizing power that is unconcerned about pre-existing cultural patterns
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