This unit examines the political divisions in the world - from cultural to physical factors that underscore the political unrest in the world today. We will analyze how people have organized Earth's surface into countries, how alliances formed, and how conflicts have resulted from this organization. You will better understand the geopolitical situation of current events today.
Ethnicity Key Issues: 1. What is ethnicity and how are identities constructed? Supplemental Key Issues: Rubenstein 7.3: Why do conflicts arise among ethnicities? Rubenstein 7.4: Why do ethnicities engage in ethnic cleansing and genocide? Political Geography Key Issues: 1. How is space politically organized into states and nations? 2. How do states spatially organize their governments? 3. How are boundaries established and why do boundary disputes occur? 4. How does the study of geopolitics help us understand the world? 5. What are supranational organizations and what is the future of the state? Supplemental Key Issues: Rubenstein 8.4: Why do states cooperate and compete with each other? |
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Political Unit Map Skills
Map Quiz 9 Study Guide | |
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Map Quiz 10 Study Guide | |
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Map Quiz 11 Study Guide | |
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