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Political Geography
Political culture learned and shared how / what we think about politics communism, democracy, conservatives, liberals, democrats, republicans, theocracies, secular states, territoriality,
Political Landscape How political culture is reflected on the landscape Examples:
Our View of the World
Election Results
Election Results
Campaign Headquarters
Election Signs (lawn ornaments)
Political Buildings
Political Buildings
Monuments
Land Division System
Borders and Flags
Duty Free Shop
Territoriality a sense of ownership mark your territory
Fences are one of the most common ways to show / mark territory.
Sovereignty final authority over social, economic, and political matters rest with the independent state Sovereignty can be exerted subtly or more forcefully. Examples: …
Canadian scientific expedition to the Arctic
Canadian Coast Guard providing ice-breaking service
SS Manhattan & the Northwest Passage
The Canadian Coast Guard ship John A. Mac. Donald accompanied the SS Manhattan on its voyage through the Northwest Passage to support Canada’s claim to control of the Passage.
Search and Rescue missions off our coast
Canada’s new submarines will help patrol our vast Coastline, and our 200 mile limit. (over fishing, pollution, …. )
Brandenburg Gate separating E and W Berlin
The ‘security barrier’ / ‘wall’ separating the West bank from Israel Border of Pakistan and India
Parts of the 100+ km of wall separating the U. S. and Mexico
U. S. – Mexico border crossing
Political Morphology Shape Size Relative Location
Shape Prorupt, Protruded Perforated Fragmented Elongated Compact
Size & Relative Location
Nation State Nation-state
Nation (a group of people) Kurds
State (country)
Nation – state (a country occupied by 1 group of people)
Stateless nations Kurdistan
Palestine
Inuit: a nation ?
A state for the Inuit nation ? Devolution ?
Centripetal Forces unite a country examples: …. Centrifugal Forces divide a country examples: ….
What is a key centripetal force here ?
What was a key centrifugal force here ?
Supranationalism 2 or more countries form a common union for economic, military, or political cooperation in order to promote shared objectives Examples of supranational organizations: ….
United Nations
NAFTA
NATO
Arab League
Devolution the process whereby regions within a state demand gain political strength and growing autonomy at the expense of the central government Examples of devolution: …. . .
Canada & Quebec
U. S. S. R.
Former Yugoslavia
Scotland Act 1998 (creation of new Scottish parliament giving Scotland greater authority)


