1. AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER 17 CLASS NOTES 35o
The Changing
Global Political Landscape

2. Review Concepts Function of a Boundary Frontier
Difference between Delimitation and demarcation
Boundary Disputes: LOAD
Supranationalism
Unitary (U.K) and Federal Government (U.S.)
Territorial Sea (12), Exclusive Economic Zone (200), and Median Line Principle

3. Median Line Principle

4. Globalization
Expansion of economic, political, & cultural activities to where they become global in terms of scale and impact
Decisions / Choices made in one place affect those living in another place
USA???

5. Forces of Devolution
The disintegration of a state along regional lines
Centrifugal forces that destabilize and divide
Conflict, war, poverty, language, culture, religion
“Balkanization” – out of Yugoslavia break up

6. In 2014, Putin sent troops into key parts of the Ukraine and held a vote to decide if people in this region wanted to join Russia. Which region(s) do you think he invaded?

10. Ethno-Nationalism
Ethnic groups see themselves as distinct nations with a right to autonomy or independence
Tribalism –
Feeling greater allegiance to ethnic group than to state
Why Threat to national / State unity?

11. IRREDENTISM –
support the return to their country territories that used to belong to it, but are now under foreign rule
France wants Alsace Lorraine back in WWI
Nazi Germany unifying German lands in WWII
UK returning Hong Kong to China
Ireland and N. Ireland conflict

12. States with Devolutionary Pressures???
United Kingdom – Britain, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
Belgium – Flemish (Dutch), Walloon (French)
Russia – Soviet Union Break up (Chechenya)
France – Corsica (Island)
Sudan – North (Khartoum)/ South / West (Darfur)
Somalia – N. & S.
Canada – Quebec
USA - Hawaii

13. UNITED STATES PUBLIC LAW 103-150 103d Congress Joint Resolution 19
(Don’t Write!!!)
UNITED STATES PUBLIC LAW
103d Congress Joint Resolution 19
Nov. 23, 1993
To acknowledge the 100th anniversary of the January 17, 1893 overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii, and to offer an apology to Native Hawaiians on behalf of the United States for the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

14. Spatial Influences on Devolution – Often Occur on the Margins of States
Core – Periphery Model can cause Fragmentation
France – Problems with Corsica
Russia – Chechenya
Italy – Sardinia
China - Taiwan
USA - Hawaii

15. France Corsica?- Corsican is more similar to Italian than French

17. Chechnya- South Western Russia Ethnically Caucasian NOT Russian Terrorism in Dagestan

19. Gateway State
State in between geopolitical power cores which absorbs and assimilates neighboring cultures, emerging as a new entity, without being dominated by them
Mexico- Gateway State of Central Americans traveling to U.S.
Turkey- Gateway State between Middle East and Europe
Hawaii- Gateway state