Chapter 12 The Political Ordering of Space National Political Systems International Political Systems Local and Regional Political Organization

Territorial Claims in Antarctica Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Territorial Claims in Antarctica Figure 12.3 12-1

Relationships between “States” & “Nations” Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Relationships between “States” & “Nations” Figure 12.4 12-2

World Map 1800

World Map WW I

Africa-from Colonies to States Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Africa-from Colonies to States Figure 12.6a 12-3

Africa-from Colonies to States Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Africa-from Colonies to States Figure 12.6b 12-4

Development of New Countries in USSR Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Development of New Countries in USSR Figure 12.7 12-5

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Landlocked States 12-7 Figure 12.9 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Landlocked States Figure 12.9 12-7

Nagorno-Karabakh Nagorno-Karabakh - an ethnically Armenian enclave inside Azerbaijan. Following years of tension and sporadic fighting, full scale war erupted in 1991 between Armenians and Azeris in and around Karabakh. In 1994 a cease-fire was signed. Armenians remain in control of Karabakh and territories surrounding the region, representing close to 20 percent of the territory of Azerbaijan. No settlement has been agreed upon and no peace-keeping forces deployed on the frontlines. Karabakh remains sovereign, but the political and military situation regularly flares up into skirmishes.

Aerial View of Canberra, Australia Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Aerial View of Canberra, Australia Figure 12.10 12-8 Source: Austrailian Information Service