APHUG UNIT 4 PBL

Research Guide

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Click through the map to develop your research on your assigned country. You will explore the real life examples of all the topics, and create a country portfolio throughout unit 4.

Unit 4 Political Patterns and PRocesses

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Using the information from lecture and the resources on canvas, complete the informtion for topic 4.1 for your country. You'll find information you need to have under 'info'

4.1 Topics

After taking notes on 4.1, gather the following pieces of information for your research. - Find an outline map of your country - identify the entities within your country (nation, stateless nation, autonomous region, etc.) -List the name and characteristics of each different entity within your State.

4.1 Intro to Political Geo

Using the information from lecture and the resources in Canvas, complete the informtion for topic 4.2 for your country. You'll find information you need to have under 'info'

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4.2

After taking notes on 4.2, gather the following pieces of information for your research. - How did your state gain sovereignty? -Did your state colonize or were they colonize? -Who did they colonize or were they colonized by? -What years did colonization take place? -What resources does your state have that others wanted? What did it not have that they needed. -- Does your state have any influence over another country currently? (i.e. have territories) -How have your borders changed over the last 100 years?

4.2 Political processes

Using the information from lecture and the resources in Canvas, complete the informtion for topic 4.3 for your country. You'll find information you need to have under 'info'

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4.3

After taking notes on 4.3, gather the following pieces of information for your research. -Does your state's economy rely on the export of goods? (neocolonialism) -IF Yes: What goods do they export? -Has your state ever been a shatterbelt -IF Yes - when? why? --On your state map, please label any choke points, and why they are a choke point.

4.3 Power and territoriality

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Using the information from lecture and the resources in Canvas, complete the informtion for topics 4.8-4.10 for your country. You'll find information you need to have under 'info'

4.8-4.10

After taking notes on 4.8-4.10, gather the following pieces of information for your research. -What are some devolutionary forces within your state? -What are some historic causes of devolution in your state (i.e genocide, ethnic cleansing, terrorism, etc.) -What supranational organizations does your country belong to? -why did they join those organizations?

SPS-4 Devolution

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Using the information from lecture and the resources in Canvas, complete the informtion for topic 4.7 for your country. You'll find information you need to have under 'info'

4.7

After taking notes on 4.7, gather the following pieces of information for your research. -Is your state unitary or federal? -What is the structure of your government? (democracy, theocracy, monarchy) -Who is the leader of your state? -How do leaders come into power? -What is the role of the leader -Who creates the laws of the country?

4.7 forms of governance

Using the information from lecture and the resources in Canvas, complete the informtion for topic 4.4-4.6 for your country. You'll find information you need to have under 'info'

4.4-4.6

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After taking notes on 4.4-4.6 please gtaher the following information for your country case study: -label the boundaries of your country with what type of boundary they are -label the Law of the Sea that applies to your country -Explain the process that created your boundaries (did another country draw them? Who was involved) -Draw the internal boundaries of your country (i.e. province, state, or county lines) -Do the internal boundaries coincide with different political entities?

imp-4: Boundaries