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NATIONS: BORDER and POWER

NATIONS: BORDER and POWER. Essential Questions : What factors determine where boundaries between countries are established? How do different countries relate to one another?. Political Regions.

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NATIONS: BORDER and POWER

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  1. NATIONS: BORDER and POWER Essential Questions: What factors determine where boundaries between countries are established? How do different countries relate to one another?

  2. Political Regions • Just as each place belongs to more than one physical or cultural region, it can also belong to several political divisions: • City/Town; County; State; Country

  3. Political Regions Cont’d • Supremacy of National Government: A national government is sovereign, or supreme within its own borders. • US Constitution is above Texas state law. • Sources of National Power: Many factors influence a government’s ability to control territory and influence international events. • Size, population, wealth, educational level, military strength, and physical features.

  4. Borders Cont’d • Mexico: A country’s borders can be determined by conflicts with its neighbors.

  5. Borders Cont’d • Poland: Faced with no defensible east-west borders, was subject to frequent invasion.

  6. Borders Cont’d • France: A country’s borders can be affected by international political relations. • Israel and Palestine: UN supported Jewish state in 1947, but neighboring Arab countries declared war on Israel.

  7. Review • Identify one physical feature of Saudi Arabia that helps explain the location of its borders.

  8. Review Cont’d • An important effect of mountain ranges, large rivers, and ocean coastlines on a country has often been the- • growth in available fertile land • encouragement of cultural convergence • formation of the country’s borders • promotion of a democratic form of government ANSWER: C

  9. Review Cont’d • The conflict between Israel and its Arab neighbors since 1948 shows that • strong leadership often leads to a return of traditional ways. • conflicts between neighbors can result in shifting borders • Communism has played a major role in Israel’s development • Europe still controls its former colonial territories ANSWER: B

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