problems of defining states Flashcards
from 1940-2009 what happened to the # of countries
increase from 50 - 192
state
area organized into a political unit and ruled by and established government that has controil o ver its internal and foreign affairs
occupies a defined territory on eath and contains pernament population
state
sovereignty
independence from control over its internal affairs from other states
dividing latitude of korea
38 degrees north
are norht korea nad south korea seperated states
they were entered in the UN as seperate states.
china’s beliefs on taiwan
they think taiwan is part of china and not sovereign
why is taiwan and china split
in 1949, nationalist leaders fled to taiwan to escape communists
they still claimed to be rulers of all china so they stayed and said that at least they’d rule taiwan
most populaous state not in the UN
taiwan
who claims western sahara?
morocco mostly
spain and mauritania withdrew
how does morocco prove it has control ove rwestern sahara
built a wall around territory to keep out rebels
is western sahara sovereign?
RECOGNISED BY MOST AFRICAN ountries as independent sahawi republic
largest landmasses not part of a state
antarctica
states claiming antarctica
argentina australia chile france new zealand norway UK
US and russia on antarctica
they dont recognize the claims of any country to antarctica
antarctic treaty
1959 legal framework for managing antarctica
-states may establish research facilities but no military activities are permitted. 47 state signed it
Arctic claims
1982 UN convention on the law of the sea permit countries to make clims within the arctic circle by 2009
why are there claims to the actic
thought to be righ in energy reources
