AntarcticaCase Study

AntarcticaSignificant toponyms?

What are the four components of a

state? Sovereignty – independence.

Population

Government

Land

Which of these are lacking in Antarctica?

Antarctica is the only large

Landmass on the Earth’s surface that is not part of a state.

States with territorial claims to Antarctica

Claims: Other

countries with claims: Belgium, Brazil, China, Germany, India, Japan, Uruguay.

Treaty of Antarctica1. Signed: 1959

2. Designates Antarctica as a continent for science and peace. Provides a legal framework for managing Antarctica.

3. No military activity. No nuclear testing. Bans further territorial claims.

4. Did not address mining rights.

Sketch, label and color…

The political geography claims of Antarctica. (Each country needs its own color.)

Which three states have overlapping claims?

On the world map: Label and color the claimant states. (Use the same colors for each country as above.)

What is the correlation between the claimant states and the claimed territories?

Speculate Speculate the long term benefits that Antarctica could

provide to the countries making claims to the territory.