What characteristics do political geographers look for in order to determine if a territory is a state?

For a territory to be considered as a state it must have the following characteristics:
1. It must have boundaries that are known and recognized by others.
2. It must have a government who drives the affairs of the state.
3. It must be able to make decisions concerning its domestic and foreign policies; it must have sovereignty power.
4. The population of the state can be homogeneous or heterogeneous and it may be variable in size. 

The war began as a fight between mayans and the landowners of the country. the main causes of the guatemalan civil war was started by the greed of the united fruit company, the fear of communism, and the racism toward the  mayan  people.

The correct answer is:   [b]:   "has no atmosphere" .