1. Political Organization of Space
AP Human Geography
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3. Territorial Morphology
Shapes of states
Compact
Prorupted
Elongated
Fragmented
Perforated

4. Exclaves
Enclaves
Microstates

5. Geopolitics
Heartland theory
Rimland Theory

6. Gerrymandering
Voting boundaries drawn to favor a political group

7. Supranational Organizations
* A separate entity composed of three or more states that forge an association and form an administrative structure for mutual benefit in pursuit of shared goals.
Many supranational organizations exist in the world today:
U.N.
N.A.T.O.
European Union
NAFTA
OPEC UN
NATO
Warsaw Pact
SEATO
COMECON
Etc.

8. How does Supranationalism affect the State?
identities
NAFTA-North American Free Trade Association
ACS-Association of Caribbean States
Central American Common Market, the Andean Group,
MERCOSUR-the Southern Cone Community Market
ECOWAS-Economic Community of West African States
APEC-Asia-Pacific Economic Council
CIS Commonwealth Independent States-former Soviet Union
economics

9. The United Nations
Peacekeeping Operations, International sanctions, Laws of the sea

10. Supranationalism Examples:
Economic: Benelux, Common Market, European Community, European Union, NAFTA (North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement), Association of Caribbean States, APEC (Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation), Economic Community of African States, OPEC(Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries)
Military: NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization), ANZUS (Australia, New Zealand, and United States Treaty)
Cultural: The Arab League, Organization of African Unity, The French Community, African States

11. Devolution
Movement of power from the central government to regional governments within the state.
What causes devolutionary movements?
Ethnocultural forces
Economic forces
Spatial forces

12. Centripetal and Centrifugal
Bring together vs. tear apart