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A country whose population possesses a substantial degree of cultural homogeneity and unity.

NATION - STATE. A country whose population possesses a substantial degree of cultural homogeneity and unity. Classic Example of a Nation-State: Japan. Forms of Government. Source: Matthew White, 2003. http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/othergov.htm Adapted from FreedomHouse.org .

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A country whose population possesses a substantial degree of cultural homogeneity and unity.

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  1. NATION - STATE • A country whose population possesses a substantial degree of cultural homogeneity and unity. Classic Example of a Nation-State: Japan

  2. Forms of Government Source: Matthew White, 2003. http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/othergov.htm Adapted from FreedomHouse.org

  3. Source: Matthew White, 2003. http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/othergov.htm Adapted from FreedomHouse.org

  4. Source: Matthew White, 2003. http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/othergov.htm Adapted from FreedomHouse.org

  5. East versus West: View of Communist “Red Bloc” during Cold War Lumping failed to recognize differences among Communists, or local causes of conflict

  6. Enlargement of Soviet bloc after World War II Berlin Wall, 1961-89

  7. Changes in Europe, 1990-93

  8. African colonies

  9. Decolonization, 1940s-1990s

  10. International CooperationTreaties and Trading Blocs • Economic Treaties and Free Trade Agreements • Military Alliances • Supranational Agreements Map of NATO Countries

  11. Trading Blocs

  12. OPEC The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is a large group of countries[1][2] made up of Algeria, Angola, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, and Ecuador (which rejoined OPEC in November 2007)

  13. ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY Political Geography of Elections Variation of voting districts and voting patterns

  14. ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY

  15. “Gerrymandering” Redistricting for partisan purposes

  16. U.S. congressional delegation redistricting Reapportionment : allocating seats to a geographic area (normally done after every census)

  17. Tom Delay’s District in Texas After Texas Republicans won a majority in 2002, they enacted redistricting legislation to protect their wins.

  18. Congressional reapportionment

  19. 205 229 1 I

  20. 2004 Presidential Vote

  21. 2004 Presidential Vote

  22. 2004 Presidential Vote

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