GEOG 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Allies Of World War Ii, Exclusive Economic Zone
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* countries vary widely in their size, morphology (shape), demographics, resources, economic development, etc. * size and shape of a state can have an impact on its standing or potential standing in the world order. It will also have an impact on internal relationships (migration, demographics, cultural/ethnic, economies, etc. Size varies from the very small, or microstates (<500 square miles) * size doesn"t necessarily equate to strength or power. Canada is the second largest country by size, but not the second most powerful, whereas the vatican city is the smallest country in the world by size, but wields a great deal of power around the world. Shape of a country can influence a variety of internal and external relationships and functions. Five basic shapes that have been recognized by political geographers. Usa (3. 8), china (3. 7), brazil (3. 29), australia (2. 97) Compact refers to a country where the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly.
