AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY UNIT 4 READING GUIDE: POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
Note: You only have to read one/1/uno/un/less than two/just 1 chapter for this unit! J
I. WHERE ARE STATES LOCATED?/
Defining States and Their Sizes & Development of the State Concept
1. Define microstate
2. Explain whether or not the Sahrawi Republic/Western Sahara sovereign.
3. To what extent does international law recognize territorial claims in the Arctic and Antarctic?
4. What was the political situation in Europe by 1100?
5. Where are most of the remaining colonies today?
II WHY DO BOUNDARIES BETWEEN STATES CAUSE PROBLEMS?
Shapes of States, Types of Boundaries & Boundaries Inside States
6. Define boundary, frontier
7. What is the ‘Law of the sea’?
8. Critical Thinking: Explain, why each of the following might be useful. Give an example for each.
a. geometric boundaries, b. religious boundaries,
c. language boundaries, d. the Green Line boundary
9. A state which places most power in the hands of a central government is a ______state.
10. Why have an increasing number of states adopted a federal form of government?
11. The process of redrawing legislative boundaries to benefit the party in power is called ______.
12. Redistricting so that the opposition is spread across many districts as a minority it termed a ______strategy.
III. WHY DO STATES COOPERATE WITH EACH OTHER?
Political and Military Cooperation & Economic Cooperation
13. Who are the five permanent members of the Security Council, and what privilege do they have?
14. What role did the U.N. play in Bosnia & Herzegovina?
15. What was the purpose of the balance of power?
16. What was the purpose of NATO?
17. What is the purpose of the European Union?
IV. WHY HAS TERRORISM INCREASED?
18 .Define terrorism as applied in modern times.
19. Explain how a terrorist mindset is different from a government/military mindset. (How does Terrorism differ from assassinations and other acts of political violence?)
20. How is Libya related to terrorism for the USA? ]