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Ch. 8 – 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. Ch. 8 – Political Geography.

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Ch. 8 – 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 Ch. 8 – 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. Irredentism

  4. United Nations Members Fig. 8-1: The UN has increased from 51 members in 1945 to 192 in 2007.

  5. II. State shapes (morphology) • A. Compact • Protruded or • prorupted • C. Elongated • D. Fragmented • E. Perforated

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

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

  8. North and South Korea Haiti / Dominican Republic

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

  10. Devolution

  11. VI. Supranationalism • Define - voluntary cooperation of 3 or more countries • 1. Military cooperation • UN, NATO, Warsaw Pact • 2. Economic - NAFTA, EU

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