Chapter 8 Learning Guide ? Political Geography Key Issue 1 ? Where Are States Located? Pgs. 238 ? 247 Problems of Defining States Define state: Area organized into a political unit ruled by an established government that has control over its internal & foreign affairs; it occupies a defined territory & has permanent population Define sovereignty: Ability of a state to govern its territory without intervention from other states There is some disagreement about how many states there actually are in the world because of regions which may, or may not, actually be states. Complete the chart to demonstrate three cases. Korea (North & South) People?s Democratic Republic of China (China) and/or Republic of China (Taiwan) Western Sahara or Sahrawi Republic