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Small Group Discussion

Join a small group to discuss state formation, border determination, conflicts, internal issues, and territorial morphology. Learn about shapes of states and their implications on governance and resources. Explore core areas, multi-core states, primate cities, and forward capitals in different countries.

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Small Group Discussion

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  1. Small Group Discussion How many states can you name? Who decides what is a state? Who decides where borders lie? Can you name one/two conflicts between states? What is the conflict based on? Are there issues within states? Why? State = Country

  2. Territorial Morphology

  3. Shapes

  4. Compact States Distance from center to boundaries is the same • If capital is in center, eases ability to rule • Allows for good communication

  5. Prorupted States A compact state with a large projecting extension - Often exist for natural resource reasons

  6. Elongated States Long, narrow shape because of geographic, political or economic reasons - Communication / Transportation problems

  7. Fragmented States Consists of several discontinuous pieces of territory (islands) Hard to control and protect

  8. Perforated States A state that completely surrounds another one

  9. Bigger Increases chances of having natural resources Smaller (Microstates) -likely to have homogeneous populations – less conflict Size

  10. ORGANIZATION CORE AREA – Center of the action MULTI-CORE STATES – countries that are big…or ethnically diverse..might have 2-3 cores PRIMATE CITY- city that represents national interests FORWARD CAPITAL – both the primate and the core city

  11. Your Turn Find states in the world that fit the seven different territorial morphology we just learned. AND………. Identify a Core Area of 1 country A country with Multi-Cores Identify a Primate City of 1 country Identify a Forward Capital of 1 country Be able to defend your answers

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