T ERRITORY

H OW B IG IS A FRICA ?

T ERRITORIAL I SSUES Must have population Recognized control Border disputes

T ERRITORY - M UST HAVE P OPULATION

Western Sahara Seized by Morocco in 1975 Sahrawi nation Gov’t in exile in Algeria Morocco  autonomy, not sovereignty ¤

T ERRITORY - B ORDER D ISPUTES

T ERRITORY - B ORDER D ISPUTES Why do countries have border disputes? Almost every country does Nationalist claims Cultural claims Resources ¤

T ERRITORY - N ATIONALIST C LAIMS Several Armenian soldiers were killed in fighting with forces from Azerbaijan near the breakaway region of Nagorno- Karabakh, a part of Azerbaijan run by Armenian-backed separatists since a war in the early 1990s. Each side blames the other for provoking the confrontation; the death toll was also disputed.

T ERRITORY - C ULTURAL C LAIMS

T ERRITORY - R ESOURCE C LAIMS

T ERRITORY & F ISHERIES What factors impact Indonesia’s fisheries?Indonesia’s fisheries Climate change Overfishing/ fishing practices Pollution Inability to enforce MPA policies Why is this situation a territory issue? Other countries’ practices have impact ¤

T ERRITORY & F ISHERIES Why are the fisheries a transnational issue? Int’l law Enforcing MPA policies Need int’l cooperation Economic Commercial pressure Lack of resources in Indonesia Environmental Destructive country practices Deforestation  run-off, sediments, etc. Threatens biodiversity ¤

R ECAP 1. Must have population 2. Recognized control 3. Border disputes 4. Indonesia example