Small Group Discussion How many states can you name? Who decides what is a state? Who decides where borders lie? Can you name one/two conflicts between states? What is the conflict based on? Are there issues within states? Why?

Territorial Morphology

Shapes

Compact States Distance from center to boundaries is the same If capital is in center, eases ability to rule Allows for good communication

Prorupted States A compact state with a large projecting extension - Often exist for natural resource reasons

Elongated States Long, narrow shape because of geographic, political or economic reasons - Communication / Transportation problems

Fragmented States Consists of several discontinuous pieces of territory (islands) Hard to control and protect

Perforated States A state that completely surrounds another one

Size Bigger Smaller (Microstates) Increases chances of having natural resources Smaller (Microstates) -likely to have homogeneous populations – less conflict

ORGANIZATION CORE AREA – Center of the action MULTI-CORE STATES – countries that are big…or ethnically diverse..might have 2-3 cores PRIMATE CITY- city that represents national interests FORWARD CAPITAL – both the primate and the core city

Your Turn Find states in the world that fit the seven different territorial morphology we just learned. AND………. Identify a Core Area of 1 country A country with Multi-Cores Identify a Primate City of 1 country Identify a Forward Capital of 1 country Be able to defend your answers