start of political geography

Dominic Huskins

Mr. Schick

11/4/13

Human geography

            Today in human geo we took notes on political geography. We talked about how the world is organized. It is organized by: country (an identifiable land area), nation (a population with a common culture), state (a population under a single government), and nation-state (a single culture under a single government and a nation which has the same borders as a state. A nation is a group of people with a shared identity. Nations are culturally homogeneous groups of people, larger than a single tribe or community which share a common language institutions, religion, and historical experience. To be an independent state you will have: recognized boundaries, people who live there on an ongoing basis, organized economy, education, transportation system, government, sovereignty, and external recognition. That’s all for today, thank you for reading.