Chapter 8
Subject:
Political geo helps explain the cultural and physical factors that underlie political unrest in the world. Places ? landmasses and water bodies, mountains and rivers, deserts and fertile ag land, urban areas, and forests. As recently as the 1940?s the world contained only about 50 countries, compared to 192 members of the United Nations as of 2009. A state is an area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established gov. that has control over its internal and foreign affairs. In the late 1940?s korea?s division of N. and S. became permanent. Polar Regions have many claims but there are countries that believe that no one owns it. Antarctica treaty was signed in 1959 Arctic Circle is thought to be rich in energy recourses.
