Human Geography Jerome D. Fellmann Arthur Getis Judith Getis Jon C. Malinowski

Human Geography Chapter 12 The Political Ordering of Space

National Political Systems States, Nations, and Nation-States The Evolution of the Modern State Geographic Characteristics of States –Size –Shape –Location –Cores and Capitals

National Political Systems (cont.) Boundaries: The Limits of the State –Classification of Boundaries –Boundary Disputes

Centripetal Forces: Promoting State Cohesion Nationalism Unifying Institutions Organization and Administration Transportation and Communication

Centrifugal Forces: Challenges to State Authority Organized Religion Nationalism Regional Autonomous Movements Source: CIA

The Projection of Power Geopolitical Assessments –Mackinder Heartland Theory –Alfred Mahan –Nicholas Spykman Rimland Theory –Containment –Domino Theory –Terrorism

International Political Systems Supranationalism The United Nations and Its Agencies –Maritime Boundaries –An International Law of the Sea Regional Alliances –Economic Alliances –Military and Political Alliances

Local and Regional Political Organization The Geography of Representation: The Distributing Problem The Fragmentation of Political Power