Unit+4+>+Political+Geography

** •A. POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY (& ethnicity) ** ** Optional assignment for additional exam points: ** ** BINDER ORDER - ** -Vocabulary list and terms -Reading Guide -Notes in date order – Political theories, political boundaries/ shapes -Handouts/Activities – TED video, State morphology, Core areas/Capitals + Forward capital map of Kashmir, Supranationalism/Devolution EU map, Letting Africans…, 16th Man video,

=C. Reading guide (2 chapters)= __** D. RESOURCES **__ __** Video > TED.com The tuture of the state > **__ https://www.ted.com/talks/parag_khanna_maps_the_future_of_countries __** Review of countries of the world> **__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZFF8EuaGjM&app=desktop
 * B. Vocabulary terms **
 * Character of State territory & Gerrymandering reading**

**Link to Gerrymandering indie video - Fun Gerrymandering song!** [] 1. The space of the state grows with the expansion of the population having the same culture. 2. Territorial growth follows other aspects of development. 3. A state grows by absorbing smaller units. 4. The frontier is the peripheral organ of the state that reflects the strength and growth of the state; hence it is not permanent. 5. States in the course of their growth seek to absorb politically valuable territory. 6. The impetus for growth comes to a primitive state from a more highly developed civilization. 7. The trend toward territorial growth is contagious and increases in the process of transmission.
 * Gerrymandering reading for Crossword**
 * SUPRANAT'LISM READING & DEVOLUTION READING**
 * LETTING AFRICANS REDRAW THE MAP READING **
 * THE 7 LAWS OF STATE GROWTH -**


 * FOOD FLAGS ASSIGNMENT AND AAC Assignment**



__ ** E. Political geography notes ** __

Some Political Geo notes I found on Youtube! []

Mr. Elrod's Political Geography talk on Enclaves and Exclaves: http://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=oUQvSp4nSng&u=/watch%3Fv%3DrokB8Wrr41o%26feature%3Dem-subs_digest

Supranationalism and European Union https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MKZTQDyqjk&feature=em-subs_digest

Political geo slideshare notes http://www.slideshare.net/deilands/ap-human-geography-unit-4-political-geography


 * F. POLITICAL EXAM REVIEW -**

This review is good too - This section of the course introduces students to the nature and significance of the political organization of territory at different scales. Students learn that political patterns reflect ideas of territoriality — how Earth’s surface should be organized — which in turn affect a wide range of exercises of power over space and boundaries. Two major themes are the political geography of the modern state and relationships between countries. Students are introduced to the different forces that shaped the evolution of the contemporary world political map. These forces include the rise of nation-states in Europe, the influence of colonialism, the rise of supranational organizations, and devolution of states. Students learn about the basic structure of the political map, the inconsistencies between maps of political boundaries and maps of ethnic, economic, and environmental patterns. In addition students consider some of the forces that are changing the role of individual countries in the modern world, including ethnic separatism, terrorism, economic globalization, and social and environmental problems that cross national boundaries, such as climate change. This part of the course also focuses on subnational and supranational political units. For example, at the scale above the state, attention is directed to regional alliances, such as NATO, the European Union, ** //ASEAN// **, and NAFTA. At the scale below the state, students are introduced to the ways in which electoral districts, municipalities, indigenous areas, and autonomous lands affect political, social, and economic processes.
 * __ G. OUTLINE __**
 * __ IV. Political Organization of Space __**

**IV. Political Organization of Space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13–17%** A. Territorial dimensions of politics 1. The concepts of **//political power//** and territoriality 2. The nature, meaning, and **//function of boundaries//** 3. Influences of boundaries on identity, interaction, and exchange 4. Federal and unitary states, **//confederations, centralized government, and forms of governance//** 5. **//Spatial relationships between political systems and patterns of ethnicity, economy, and gender//** 6. **//Political ecology//**: **//impacts of law and policy on the environment and environmental justice//** B. Evolution of the contemporary political pattern 1. The nation-state concept 2. Colonialism and imperialism 3. Democratization 4. **//Fall of communism and legacy of the Cold War//** 5. **//Patterns of local, regional, and metropolitan governance//** C. Changes and challenges to political-territorial arrangements <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1. Changing nature of sovereignty <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2. Fragmentation, unification, and cooperation <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">3. Supranationalism and international alliances <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">4. Devolution of countries: **//centripetal and centrifugal forces//** <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">5. Electoral geography: redistricting and gerrymandering <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">6. **//Armed conflicts, war,//** and terrorism