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Political Geography

I. Polit Culture Regions A. Define terms 1. State – self-governing political entity. Has territory with internationally recognized boundaries, sovereignty Nation - Cultural entity Group of people with common ancestry. May or may not be a sovereign territory. Political Geography.

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Political Geography

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  1. I. Polit Culture Regions • A. Define terms • 1. State – self-governing political entity. Has territory with internationally recognized boundaries, sovereignty • Nation - Cultural entity • Group of people with common ancestry. May or may not be a sovereign territory Political Geography

  2. 3. Nation-state- When a nation’s homeland corresponds to a state's territory (political and cultural entities are same) • Multinational state – potential for centrifugal forces • UK- Wales, Scotland, N Ireland, England • China - Flower Mt. Festival

  3. Ethnic Groups in Southwest Asia Fig. 8-15: Ethnic boundaries do not match country boundaries, especially in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. The mismatch has affected many of the conflicts in the area.

  4. Development of state concept • Territoriality – natural or learned Independence Day B. Rise of States • Ancient (city-states) – Mesopotamia, China • Medieval - Europe (Roman, Ottoman, Austrian Empire) • Colonialism – gold, God, glory

  5. Colonial Possessions, 1914 Fig. 8-4: By the outbreak of World War I, European states held colonies throughout the world, especially throughout Africa and in much of Asia.

  6. Colonial Possessions, 2006 Fig. 8-5: Most of the remaining colonies are small islands in the Pacific or Caribbean.

  7. Irredentism

  8. 4. Modern states – UN has 193 Fig. 8-1: The UN has increased from 51 members in 1945 to 193 in 2011.

  9. III. State shapes (morphology) • A. Compact • Protruded or • prorupted • C. Elongated • D. Fragmented • Perforated • enclave • pene-enclave

  10. Pene enclave - Drummully Polyp between Ireland/N Ireland

  11. IV. Types of Boundaries • A. Frontier • B. Boundary types • 1. Physical / Natural • Cultural / Ethnographic • 3. Relic

  12. Haiti / Dominican Republic North and South Korea

  13. Boundary disputes US-Canada (San Juan Islands and Pig War)

  14. Gang Grafitti Latin Kings Crips Bloods

  15. V. Electoral Geography • Functional electoral regions • Gerrymandering Congressional districts 2013-14

  16. C. US voting patterns - 2000 Election 2012 Red - Republican Blue- Democrat Obama 332 Romney 206

  17. Devolution • Czechoslovakia • Sudan

  18. VII. Supranationalism • Define - voluntary cooperation of 3 or more countries • B. Military cooperation • UN, NATO, Warsaw Pact • C. Economic - NAFTA, EU

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