1. AP Human Geography Theoretical Model Review
Mr. Stepek

2. Unit 4: Political Geography and the Organization of Space

3. Political Morphology Understand: nationalism
territoriality, sovereignty
relationship between ethnicity and states
i.e. multinational state, multiethnic state, enclave, stateless nation etc.
Irredentism
Centripetal and centrifugal forces?

4. Boundaries

5. UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas)

6. Supranationalism

7. Where’s the power? Forms of Government
Understand devolution, balkanization, balkanized
The end of the Cold War and its impact on states
USSR, Yugoslavia, expansion of NATO, EU

8. Gerrymandering

9. Geopolitics: Organic state theory (German School)
Ratzel
States are living organisms whose strength comes from territory
Insert a picture of one of the geographic features of your country.

10. Heartland Theory (British/American School)
Mackinder
who rules E. Europe
rules the Heartland
“pivot area”
rules the world island
rules the world
Opposed by
Mahan
“sea power”
Spykman
Rimland
shatterbelt
Insert a picture of one of the geographic features of your country.

11. Political Sample FRQ #1

12. Political FRQ Sample #1 Rubric

13. Political FRQ Sample #1 Rubric

14. Political FRQ Sample #2

15. Political FRQ Sample #2 Rubric

16. Political FRQ Sample #2 Rubric

17. Political FRQ Sample #2 Rubric