Chapter 8: Political Geography
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 1. Changing nature of sovereignty 2. Fragmentation, unification, and cooperation 3. Supranationalism and international alliances 4. Devolution of countries: centripetal and centrifugal forces 5. Electoral geography: redistricting and gerrymandering 6. Armed conflicts, war, and terrorism |
AssignmentsThe links below are Chapter 8 Assignments.
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Power of Place VideosThe Links below are the Power of Place videos associated with Chapter 8. Research and answer the preview questions before you watch the videos and then answer the Extended Activities.
Student watch through the Korean War and Genocide Documentaries. Identify the causes and effects of the Korean War and it influenced the United Nations. With the Genocide documentary identify the role the U.N. played and whether or not it was effective. Also identify why is the use of Genocide used in countries? |
Lectures/PPT's/NotesThe Links below are the Chapter 8 Lectures and Power points.
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