Unit Four - Political Organization of Space

1. Workbook: Read Unit Four – answer and ANNOTATE multiple choice questions

2. Define all Workbook Vocabulary – hand-written, numbered, starred, check-off

3. Read Textbook Chapter Eight, Workbook Unit Four and AP Test Prep and Take Notes – 10 pages

● 4 Level Map Analysis - chapter 8 of textbook

● Geolocated Notes “choke points” and “heartland / rimland theories”

● Frayer Model terms “sovereignty”, “irredentism”, “forward capital”

4. The South China Sea Conflict Article and Questions. Follow up Activities in class.

5. Chart - types of Political Entities - identify, describe and give examples for each. ie. nations, states, nation-state, binational, multinational, stateless, core, multicore and autonomous regions. Describe problems of multinational and stateless nations.

6. Effects of Colonialism and Imperialism – Read Txt. WB, TPrep- answer Discussion Q’s back of this page

7. Model Analysis – Wallerstein’s World Systems Theory

8. Shapes and Boundaries: Using Textbook p.272-275 and Workbook p.90-96

● Complete graphic organizer for the five shapes of states -types, advantages, disadvantages, examples

● Venn Diagram of enclaves and exclaves include examples

● Create a graphic organizer of types of boundaries. type, advantage, disadvantage, examples.

● Create an illustrative / explanatory graphic organizer of the different types of boundary disputes

9. FRQ’s – Territorial Morphology p.118 WB; Nigeria/multicore; European Union see back of this page.

10. Arctic Circle Conflict - Find article, annotate and Create Venn Diagram compare to South China Sea.

11. How Do States Spatially Organize Governments ? Text 264-272; WB 103-105; AP Test Prep

● Define electoral geography terms● Explain the role of internal structures of states: civil divisions, federalism vs unitary structure,

irridentism, separatism, autonomy, and self-determination.

12. Devolution - Centripetal and Centrifugal forces - define and give examples. Create a chart of the three types of Devolution– explain each and forces that lead to devolution, give examples, and include map.

13. Geography in the News –various article assignments

14. Geopolitics Project - Assignment of Choice - See Website

15. Supranational Organizations – Create a graphic organizer that identifies/ explains the following with regard to international organizations: UN, EU, UNCLOS, NAFTA, ASEAN, NATO, OPEC, TPP, Mercosur,

African Union. Some forces that may lead to supranationalism include economies of scale, trade agreements, military. alliances or transnational environmental challenges. Choose one and explain fully.

16. Be a Global Citizen – Topic, three articles, three citations, summary, personal response. Preferably the topic Citizenship.

Effects of Colonialism, Imperialism, and Fall of Communism

Discussion Questions:

1. How did colonialism lead to the spread of nationalism and influence contemporary boundaries?

2. How have independence movements and democratization influenced contemporary boundaries?

3. Evaluate how the Fall of Communism led to the creation of newly independent states, and changed the world balance of power.

UNIT FOUR FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS

1. Nigeria, illustrated by the map, ia a multicore state.

A. Define the concept “multicore state.”

B. Explain why Nigeria is a a good example of a multicore state, and identify one specific problem that Nigeria faces because it is a multicore state.

C. Explain one reason why Nigeria moved its capital from Lagos to Abuja.

2. European Union

A) Define sovereignty. Define integration.

B) Explain two ways in which the European Union threatens the sovereignty of its member-states.

C) Explain two ways in which integration has taken place in Europe as a result of the formation of the European Union.

YOU WILL HAVE AN FRQ TEST AT THE END OF THIS UNIT