ENTRY TASK Take out your homework Shapes of States assignment (worked on in class) Territorial Morphology Homework Rewrite the following statement in layman's terms (more simplified language): The propupted feature of Namibia's territorial morphology is due to superimposed boundaries created by two of the former imperialistic, colonial powers that controlled land in this region.

The Geography of Nationalism Unit 4 – Political Geography

Defining Nationalism Historic Definition Modern Definition A desire by a large group of people to form a separate country with a government that represents them or rejoin a country that it had been separated from Modern Definition A group of people being loyal and showing love for their country, often with a feeling of supremacy Semi-synonymous with Patriotism

Patriotism Love and loyalty felt towards ones own country Different from nationalism as it is more inclusive of people living inside the state

Patriotism Explained

Problems of Nationalism: Multinational States Country with multiple nationalities contained within its borders Can lead to cultural convergence and the creation of a hybrid culture Can result in conflict Can you think of others?

Problems of Nationalism: Stateless Nation A large group of people from a particular ethnic group in a territory that is without a sovereign state of its own Minority ethnic group in multiple states Often leading to persecution and resentment Can you think of others?

Case Study: Kurdistan Ethnic Kurds scattered throughout Western Asia Especially in Turkey, Iraq, and Iran Persecuted throughout history by hosts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg8ALNVkNnE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv5-q_9fpro add notes as data shows up in the videos

Problems of Nationalism: Stateless- Nation Forming new states Often at the expense of pre-established states Often results in the relocation and displacement of current residents.

Case Study: Israel Jewish peoples scattered over thousands of years of history Often facing brutal persecution Jewish state formed in 1948 Zionist movement: Encouraged the movement of Jews back to their historic homeland Created heavy tension with residing Palestinians

Case Study: Palestine Creation of Israel immediately displaced 700,000 people At current Palestinians only occupy Gaza and West Bank Leading to major conflict between Israel, Palestinians, and Arab neighbors

Map of countries that support creation of Palestine. Case Study: Palestine Map of countries that support creation of Palestine.

Effects of Nationalism: Devolution Transfer or delegation of power to a lower level, especially by central government to local or regional administration

Case Study: Scotland Act of 1998 Effectively established a Scottish Parliament and government to handle most of the affairs of Scotland Still a member of the United Kingdom but provided more autonomy Supported by 74% of Scottish voters

Effects of Nationalism: Separatist Movements The desire of a group of people to break away from existing government and create a new state Main reasons for movements Cultural differences Governmental differences Military differences Ethnic/racial conflict Economic differences Often spark counter-Nationalist movements

Separatist Movements of Europe

Case Study: Kosovo Kosovo is mostly ethnic Albanians, not Serbs Predominately Sunni Muslim, not Orthodox Christians like Serbs Could set precedent in area that would allow for redrawing lines of nearby countries

Case Study: Quebec Many cultural differences between Quebec and “English Canada” Referendum for separation in 1995 barely failed 50.58% of Quebec voted against separation

Case Study on Quebec http://www.learner.org/series/powerofplace/page25.html

Case Study: The Ukraine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC83kGoueDg

Homework Devolution Web Quest DUE: Wednesday, Dec. 9 go to the APHG Files page of my website locate the "Devolution Web Quest" Assignment and download it You will completing the following three activities to learn about devolution in the United Kingdom Create a map of the countries and capitals that make up the state of the United Kingdom Analyze an article from the BBC about devolution Watch a video about the Scottish Independence Referendum of 2014 DUE: Wednesday, Dec. 9