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Political Geography: Key Issue 1
HOW IS SPACE POLITICALLY ORGANIZED INTO STATES AND NATIONS? De Blij, pp. 249-264
1. Use the map on page 250-251 in your textbook to prepare a sketch map which shows the dates of
independence for countries/states around the world. Be sure to include a key that distinguishes each area.
2. Based on the information of the map above, which areas of the world have countries that have recently been
created?
3. Which sub-Saharan African colony was the first to gain its independence? Which year? Its 1st
president?
4. What were some of the problems the continent of Africa faced with decolonization or the formation of newly
independent countries?
5. According to the text, what were some of the purposes and results of European Colonialism?
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6. Define state:
7. Define sovereignty:
8. Define territoriality:
9. Define territorial integrity:
● THE MODERN STATE IDEA
10. The Treaty of Westphalia – Using the chart below
DEFINITION Change In Relationship Between
People & Territory
Long-Term Results or Effects
● NATIONS
11. Using the chart below, how does your textbook define the difference between Nations & States? Please
provide a definition and examples for each.
DEFINITION EXAMPLES
NATION (254-256)
STATES (254 & 256)
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● NATION-STATE
12. Define nation-state:
13. How was the idea of the nation-state inspired or created?
14. In what 2 ways is nationalism described?
a.
b.
● Multistate Nations, Multinational States, & Stateless Nations
15. Using the chart below, how does your textbook define the difference between Nations & States? Please
provide a definition and examples for each.
DEFINITION EXAMPLES
Multinational State
Multistate Nation
Stateless Nation
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● EUROPEAN COLONIALISM & DIFFUSION OF NATION-STATE MODEL
16. What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference? Who was it lead by?
17. In the space below define Colonialism & List the effects of this system of control in the colonized.
Definition of Colonialism Effects of Colonialism
18. Using the chart on pg. 259 Two Waves of Colonialism please list which were the 2 peak years of the
numbers of colonies around the world.
19. Use the map on page 260-261 in your textbook to prepare a sketch map which shows dominant colonial
influences in the world from the time period 1550-1950. Please include a key for each country.
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WALLERSTEIN’s WORLD SYSTEMS THEORY
20. According to Wallerstein, what are the 3 basic tenets of world-systems theory?
a.
b.
c.
21. Define capitalism:
22. Define commodification:
23. Use the map below and the map on pg. 263 in order to breakdown the World’s Economy. Use a key to
decipher areas that are 1) core; 2) Semi-periphery, and 3) periphery
24. Use the following chart to define the following terms.
Core Semi-Periphery Periphery
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Political Geography: Key Issue 2
HOW DO STATES SPATIALLY ORGANIZE THEIR GOVERNMENTS? De Blij, pp. 264-272
1. Define centripetal forces:
2. Define centrifugal forces:
FORMS OF GOVERNMENT
3. Define the following
Unitary Governments Federal Governments
4. How does federalism function differently in Nigeria. Please provide a description with examples.
5. Using the map of Nigeria below, identify the area of Nigeria that operates through the use of Shari’a Law.
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DEVOLUTION
6. Use the chart below to organize your notes regarding DEVOLUTION
Types of Devolution Definition & Examples
ETHNOCULTURAL
MOVEMENTS
ECONOMIC FORCES
TERRITORIAL INFLUENCES
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ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY
Reapportionment
s
Splitting
wo
1)
2)
Majority-Minority
Districts
Gerrymandering
Territorial
Representation
wo
1)
2)
TYPES EXAMPLES
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Political Geography: Key Issue 3
HOW ARE BOUNDARIES ESTABLISHED AND WHY DO BOUNDARY DISPUTES OCCUR? De Blij, pp. 272-275
ESTABLISHING BOUNDARIES
1. What does it mean to:
a. Define the boundary –
b. Delimit the boundary –
c. Demarcate the boundary –
d. Administrate the boundary –
TYPES OF BOUNDARIES
2. Use the chart below in order to define the types of boundaries that exist, along with examples for each.
DEFINITION EXAMPLES
Geometric Boundary
Physical-Political
Boundary
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BOUNDARY DISPUTES
3. Use the chart below to organize the various boundary disputes that exist.
Types of Boundary Dispute Definition & Examples
DEFINITION BOUNDARY
LOCATIONAL BOUNDARY
OPERATIONAL BOUNDARY
ALLOCATIONAL BOUNDARY
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Political Geography: Key Issue 4
HOW DOES THE STUDY OF GEOPOLITICS HELP US UNDERSTAND THE WORLD? De Blij, pp. 275-278
1. What is defined as the HEARTLAND THEORY?
Political Geography: Key Issue 5
WHAT ARE SUPRANATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND WHAT ARE THEIR IMPLICATIONS
FOR THE STATE? De Blij, pp. 278-286
1. Define SUPRANATIONAL ORGANIZATION
2. In the space below create a timeline of the creation of various supranational organizations.
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3. Discuss the rise of the European Union & its implications on the continent of Europe.
HOW DOES SUPRANATIONALISM AFFECT THE STATE
4. In the space below, list the various ways that supranationalism affects the state.