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Political Geography

The study of the spatial aspects of political affairs

Strong attachment to or defensive control of a place or an area

Supreme authority of a state over its own affairs and freedom fr control by outside forces

Same thing as country
1. Has specific territory, set boundaries
2. Permanent population
3. Recognized as a state by other states
4. Government with authority over international affairs

Group of people with shared beliefs/identity

Multinational state

Population consists of two or more nations ex: brazil

Boundaries of a nation coincide with the boundaries of the state and the people share a sense of political unity
EX: Japan

Stateless nation

Group of people with shared identity but without a country

Vertical plane that fixes the territory of a state

Territorial seas

The boundaries of coastal states that extend offshore
*rarely exceed 19kg (12mi)

EEZS (exclusive economic zones)

Allows for a country to manage the resources in the waters and ocean floor within the area of their EEZ

Physiographic boundary

Follows an natural feature such as a river or mountain

Geometric boundary

Are drawn as straight lines and sometimes follow lines of latitude or longitude

Ethnographic boundary

May be based on one or more cultural traits such as religion, language l, or ethnicity

No longer exists! A result from changes in the ways that geographic space is administrated overtime
EX: the Great Wall of China