The Geographic Power of Countries

Every country has geographic power, although some countries have more than others. Countries with more power often have a valuable supply of natural resources and human resources. The attitude of the people in the country and the problems that the country is faced with are also factors in determining its geographic power. Poor attitudes and many problems may, however, be altered when the human or natural resources are improved. Therefore, these resources are the most …

…because they have fewer beneficial natural and human resources than the other countries. In fact, Brazil is tied with the United Kingdom for its total resources, but one of Brazil's resources is its population, which can actually be detrimental. Potential for future geographic power may also slightly depend on the attitudes of the countries' people or the problems that they are faced with. These are not as important factors, however, as natural and human resources.