GEO 142 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Warsaw Pact, Marshall Plan, North American Free Trade Agreement
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States and governance: human geographers interested in spatial human activities and political processes. State: geographical area organized in a political unit ruled by a government controls internal and foreign affairs. Self governance, control over people within country: sovereignty. A claim to ultimate or final authority over land and people in state territory. Why is sovereignty incomplete: a government authority within boundaries may be ineffective or ignored. Land in southeast asia to central asia. Movement in mexico states don"t always control. State activities constrained/ shaped by relations other states and non state actors. No state is completely sovereign in practice. Almost all the world territory is divided into states: exception: antarctica, though portions are claimed. But modern a relatively recent creation: modern europe, early 1100 consolidates of kings, peace treaties of westopholia (1648) codified state was basis of modern political system. Shaped by colonialism: attempts by one state to establish settlements or exercise authority over another territory.
