1. Political Organization of Space Geopolitics

2. The study of human systems, which are constantly in a state of spatially organizing the land to fit the needs of humans. Includes the distribution of resources, gender roles and ethnicity.

3. Vocabulary State- an area with boundaries and sovereignty

4. Nation- a group of people with common cultural characteristics

5. Nation-state- when a state’s boundaries coincide with the cultural boundaries of a particular group. The Euro-model

6. Example Iraq: a state, with distinct boundaries but is comprised of 3 nations. Sunni, Shiite and Kurds.

7. Current Events http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2014/09/wo rld/isis-explained/ http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2014/09/wo rld/isis-explained/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka8csjsm X6I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka8csjsm X6I

9. States=Countries 200ish states in the world Territory that exercises its sovereign control over areas both inside and outside of its borders. UN members

10. Changing States https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvJdc7hJ TR0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvJdc7hJ TR0

11. Roman Empire

12. Pre-WWI Europe 1600-1800

13. Post WWI Europe Major establishment of areas (states) based on distinct culture and languages

14. 2014

15. Stateless Nations: The Kurds A group of people with common cultural characteristics May be linked by ethnicity, language, or religion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv5-q_9fpro