Geography of the United States
Publié le 19/03/2022
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X²Chapter 2 : Geography of the United States
Introducrtion : Is the USA a country* ?
!! les états-unis sont > the USA is (NOT ARE)
Country : Several éléments are needed to consider an area as a country : a population, a territory, one
governement, a sovereignty = this government rule / control / decide / has the control AND a recognition =
other countries consider this are as a country
It seems obvious the USA is a country, without any doubt BUT…
• Problems about the territory : 1.
It’s not only in America but also in the Pacific ocean > the
US exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is the largest (or second largest) in the world with + 10
million km²
2.
US territory is made of very different parts (states, territories) > see
>> complicated to determine to what extend one area belongs to the US territory or not
• Problem about the sovereignty of the US government = the federal government
• The 50 have their own governement and they pass their own laws
• Sometimes contradiction between state lawn and federal laws… and > states do not
always respect the federal decisions !! = they do not respect the sovereignty of the
« governement » of the Federal Government = states consider themselves as sovereign
(!)
• The +300 Indian reservations also have their governements, their laws… and courts,
police forces ! And they can violate federal and state laws !
• The federal governement is not so strong and must always share power with many other
local governements.
Federal Government is 100% sovereign ONLY in Washington DC
• In spite of this USA is a country, but it looks like the European Union more than France or
Italie (this is unexpected for Europeans)
I.
The territory of the United States
Each US territory can be :
- Organized* or unorgan-+ized
- Incorporated* or unincorporated
*organized : there are local institutions, and so a local government
*incorporation : The US constitution fully applies in that territory and as a consequence this territories can’t
leave the union..
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