AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY CH. 16n 27o CLASS NOTES MULTI-NATIONALISM ON THE MAP
UN HEADQUARTERS - NYC
UN General Assembly
Number of resolutions vetoed by each of the five permanent members of the Security Council between 1946 and 2007
UN Powers UN adopts “resolutions” Impose sanctions (economic, military) Send in Peacekeeping Force… (Member countries donate troops) (Not supposed to be used as offensive) Might monitor elections, care for refugees, hold inspections (etc.) Most controversial -Expensive
2008 UN Peacekeeping Missions
The Law of the Sea (LOS) The UNCLOS Process 1958 – 1982 (p. 242) Divided up ownership of Earth’s Seas & their resources
Territorial Sea – Zone adjacent to a country’s coast (segment of the state itself, boundary of country) 12 Nautical Miles Foreign ships must have permission to enter this area
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) How far out a state can explore & exploit resources (200 N.Mi.)
UNCLOS sign / ratify
Median-Line Principle Used when countries’ EEZ zones overlap States divide the waters between them equally Conflicts arise over resources
See book map (p. 243)
Sup. Nat. – Cultural Organization Association based on cultural objectives African Union (AU) Arab League
African Union Economic and political integration
Arab League