Political Organization of Space (PDF)

4.1 How is space politically organized? What do you need to become a country?! Unit 4: Political Procedures Processes & Sealand: Would you call this a real country? Why or why not? politics affect spatial How and why do organization?...

4.1 How is space politically organized? What do you need to become a country?! Unit 4: Political Procedures Processes & Sealand: Would you call this a real country? Why or why not? politics affect spatial How and why do organization? https://www.youtu be.com/watch?v=9 9uvmq2P7kU Types of Political Entities Independent states are the primary building blocks of the world political map. A state has… ▪ Defined territory with borders ▪ Permanent population ▪ Government ▪ Sovereignty: The right of a government to control and defend its territory and determine what happens within its borders. Political Entities ▪ Recognition from other states. 4 Types of Political Entities A nation is a group of people with a common identity through shared cultural traits such as language, religion, ethnicity, and heritage. Example: The Maasai in East Africa live in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They are a semi-nomadic ethnic group with a traditional culture and language. Cultural Entities 5 Types of Political Entities A nation-state is when the borders of the nation match the borders of the state - a state with (ideally) only one nation within it. Example: ▪ No “true” examples ▪ Japan ▫ 98% Japanese, 70% Shinto & Buddhist ▪ Denmark ▫ 86.3% Danish, 75% Lutheran ▪ Iceland ▫ 81% Norse/Celtic Heritage; 67% Lutheran 6 Types of Political Entities Stateless nations are nations of people without a state to occupy. The Kurds in SW Asia The Basque Palestinians in Israel in Spain Types of Political Entities A multistate nation consists of a nation of people that live in more than one state. Example: After the fall of the Soviet Union, ethnic Russians living in former Soviet territories such as Estonia, Latvia and Ukraine. Ethnic Groups: Estonian 68.7%, Russian 24.8% Ethnic Groups: Ukrainian 77.8%, Russian 17.3% Types of Political Entities A multinational state is a country with various ethnicities and cultures within its borders. Examples: The United States, Russia, the former Yugoslavia, Iraq Afghanistan Nigeria ▪ Ethnic Groups: Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, ▪ Ethnic Groups: More than 250 other (includes smaller numbers of Baloch, ▪ English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Turkmen, Nuristani, Pamiri, Arab, Gujar, Brahui, Fulani, over 500 additional indigenous Qizilbash, Aimaq, Pashai, and Kyrghyz (2015) languages Types of Political Entities An autonomous or semi autonomous region is a location within a state that is given authority to govern independently from the national government. Hong Kong Native American Indian Reservations Hong Kong, Tibet and others and Tribal Lands Hong Kong 11