At the global scale, political geographers study the spatial manifestations of political processes expressed in the organization of territories with permanent population, defined territory and a government. These spatial units are called.

At the global scale, political geographers study the spatial manifestations of political processes expressed in the organization of territories with permanent population, defined territory and a government. These spatial units are called states.

Explanation:

A state is a country with its own independent government and a hierarchical political organization that exercises authority over a population, legitimized by some form of law, enforced with a monopoly on the use of force. In political science the modern concept of sovereignty is added to this definition, but in history and anthropology it is not regarded as an essential characteristic, so that states can also be spoken of before modern times.