What or who determines if an area is a country?

The prevailing climatic type in the southeastern part of the usa, western europe, southern brazil and northen argentina is the mid-latitude or: a)humid temperate b)humid cold c)semiarid moderate dry d)summer savanna.

What was one effect of european influence on southeast asia? new roads and railroads were constructed. rulers built palaces in the european architectural style. the vietnamese absorbed much of the european culture. the islamic religion spread throughout the region.

Asimilarity between the governments of israel and iran is that a both are considered democracies b. both are ruled by a prime minister c. both give men and women voting rights d. neither allows political parties to exist