 |  Introduction to Geography, 8/e Arthur Getis,
San Diego State University
Judith Getis
Jerome D. Fellmann,
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Political Geography
Objectives:After reading and studying this chapter you should be able to:
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Relate the geographic distribution of national political subdivisions to aspects of cultural diversity.
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Differentiate between a state, a nation and a nation-state.
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Understand the factors which govern the drawing of political boundaries.
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Identify the various shapes which political entities take on and articulate their strengths and weaknesses.
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Identify the factors which foster political integration.
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Define the various classes of boundaries and be able to classify actual boundaries when presented with a map.
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Enumerate the important geographical problems associated with the use of and control over maritime regions.
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Identify the landlocked countries of the world and discuss their unique geographical problems.
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Know the issues involved in the Law of the Sea Convention and identify the potential problems they pose for
global economic and political geography.
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Understand the role international alliances play in global political geography.
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Understand the concept of gerrymandering and identify the problems it poses.
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List the ways in which local and regional political organization can be fragmented and enumerate the attempts
to overcome political fragmentation of space.
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education