1. Warm up
Kahoot! Shapes and boundaries

2. Supranationalism and Supranational Organizations Pick up the note sheet on the way in.

3. Oops Vocab
Frontier—A zone where states offer little or no political control
“The American Frontier”
Western Sahara, Northwestern Pakistan
Failed state—A state where the government can no longer perform basic functions, like security, and has lost sovereignty
Somalia
Mexico?

4. Quick vocab word Shatterbelt
States caught in the middle of a conflict between two powerful states
WWII—Poland was caught between Nazi Germany and Soviet Union, got invaded
Eastern Turkey—Between Turkey and ISIS

5. Another vocab word! Buffer zone
= An area seen as a safe zone between two conflicting states
U.S.S.R. saw Eastern bloc states as a buffer zone to invasion from Western Europe.
Mongolia
buffer state between Russia and China

6. UNCLOS United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Declared that each state has sovereignty over 12(ish) miles of sea from its coast
Helped most countries economically as they had complete access to certain waters
Conflict in the South China Sea
Antarctica—45 states declared in 1945 that no one can claim Antarctica
Used primarily for research

7. Supranationalism Supranationalism
= Three or more states form an alliance for political, economic, and/or cultural reasons.
States realize that their power alone is limited
States have to give up part of their sovereignty (power) to join an alliance

8. Group presentations!
In groups, you will each get a supranational organization to teach to the class.
Each organization will also have some issue or controversy related to the organization.
You will teach your supranational organization to the class. Your classmates will grade you on the quality of your presentation. This will be based on:
How well the group members seem to know the information
How clearly the information is presented
How interesting the group is when they are presenting
Go to sigren.weebly.com for info on your supranational organizations.

9. Supranational Organizations
The United Nations (U.N.)

10. The United Nations Founded in 1945, right after World War 2
Now 193 countries
Largely acts as an advisory/influential body (usually doesn’t violate sovereignty of individual states)
Primary goal—Establishing security and preventing conflict
Addresses tons of global issues, like:
climate change
sustainable development
human rights
Disarmament
Terrorism
humanitarian and health emergencies
gender equality
Good governance
food production, and more

11. UN involvement in the Rwandan Genocide

12. Supranational Organizations
The European Union (E.U.)

13. The European Union An economic union of 28 member states
All states agree to create a “single economic market,” When counted together, the largest economy in the world (GDP-$18.5 trillion)
Common policies on:
Free movement of goods across borders
Free movement of people across borders (no passports needed)
Agricultural policy
Currency (the Euro)
Immigration (kinda)
Cross border infrastructure
Economic bailouts of struggling states (Greece)

14. Brexit

15. Turkey

16. Supranational Organizations

17. OPEC
13 “Oil Producing and Exporting States” that account for 40% of oil production (73% of oil reserves)
Founded in 1960
Together, they decide how much oil to produce to get the global price of oil they want

19. North American Free Trade Agreement (N.A.F.T.A.)

20. North American Free Trade Agreement
Elimination of tariffs and trade barriers between the US, Canada, and Mexico
Signed in 1994
Made it easier for businesses to trade across borders, which was predicted to improve the economies of all three countries (especially by helping Mexico industrialize)
No immigration provisions, but made it easier for guest workers to cross borders

21. Supranational Organizations
The African Union

22. Includes all 55 countries on the African continent Main purposes
Achieve greater unity among African countries
Defend sovereignty of countries and maintain security
Promote common African positions in dealings with the rest of the world
Promote democracy on the continent
Promote economic development on the continent
Issues
Military interventions
Human rights abuses

23. Review sheet! Your test on political geography will be Monday/Tuesday.
35 MC
2 FRQ
I know you want to know exactly what’s on the test, so you are welcome for giving you such a long and detailed review sheet that has almost everything that will be on the exam. No need to thank me!

24. The African Union
Union consisting of 54 African countries (every one except Morocco)
Established in 2001
African presidents meet every 2 years to discuss regional issues
Intervene militarily to stop civil wars/human rights violations
Address topics like:
Poverty and economic development
AIDS and malaria
Gender and family issues
Conflict
Want to create a free trade area and common currency eventually

25. Other Supranational Organizations
ASEAN
ECOWAS
WTO
Different parts of the UN
WHO
UNICEF
UNESCO
UN Women
Tons more