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? State = Country

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 1-7 Find states in the world that fit the seven different territorial morphology we just learned. Cannot be one already listed, AND………. 8. Identify a Core Area of 1 country 9. A country with Multi-Cores 10. Identify a Primate City of 1 country 11. Identify a Forward Capital of 1 country Be able to defend your answers Submit via Dropbox

So what do I do?? In a Word Doc… Number 1-11 For each answer you would give the example and an explanation as to why you chose the country as your example…defend your answers remember?  Submit them as usual