1. AIM: where are states located? Nation Sovereign state State Country Nation State Territory Colony Frontier

2. AIM: why is it significant for any nation to possess a state of their own? Nation Sovereign state State Country Nation State Territory Colony Frontier

3. Questions What is a nation? … country? … state? … nation-state? … city-state? … micro-state? … colony? Remember …ethnicity? …race? …nation (nationality)?

4. Examples Japan France Canada USA Australia Arabs Zulus Ibos … Which of the previous are nations? Does an American nation exist? TWE, does the nation state exist? What about Italian Americans?

5. Compare Japan… to

6. The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) (China) Very different

7. USA?

8. p.207 What is this country?

11. Just BTW p.191

12. The attempt to legitimize one’s existence… Mapping your “land” i.e.: country, state, etc. legitimizes your existence. BTW, remember irredentism? Germany?

13. South Sudan Search p.191>

17. Look for Somaliland

19. p.204

20. Where is Kurdistan?

22. p.206

23. What does Balkanization mean? p.181 What’s the connection between Balkanization and nationalism? What’s the connection between any nation, nationalism and their state?

30. Microstates Somewhat subjective criteria… Must be sovereign states. Micro state vs. City-state

34. Microstates of sorts…

35. Doesn’t include colonies, territories, overseas departments etc.

36. Territories, Colonies, and Frontiers Overseas Departments, Protectorates, and “Commonwealths.” And

38. Under jurisdiction of another sovereign state.

44. What about the UK? UK United Kingdom England Scotland Ireland Northern Ireland Wales Britain Great Britain The British Isles

46. http://geocurrents.info/geopolitics/key-to-map-of-geopolitical-anomalies Subjective Opinion

47. Fin

48. Use your atlas to identify other microstates