Chapter 8 notes
Subject:
Human Geography [1]
Chapter 8 Test notes Key Issue 1: Where are States Located? Problems of Defining States A state is an area organized into a political unit that is ruled by an established government that has control over its internal and foreign affairs. It occupies an established area on Earth?s surface and has a permanent population. States have sovereignty, which is independency from control of internal affairs by other states. Korea: One State or Two? Korea was once a Japanese colony which was divided into occupation zones by the U.S. and the former Soviet Union after they defeated Japan in World War II.