Political Geography Review Sheet PDF

Unit 4 Political Geography Review Here are the expectations from the CollegeBoard about what you should be able to accomplish at the end of the unit. The examples should point you toward what kind of tasks you may need to accomplish. 4.1 Introduction to Political Geography ○ Identify t...

Unit 4 Political Geography Review Here are the expectations from the CollegeBoard about what you should be able to accomplish at the end of the unit. The examples should point you toward what kind of tasks you may need to accomplish. 4.1 Introduction to Political Geography ○ Identify the different types of information presented in visual sources. Example: Analyzing a world map to identify political boundaries and types of political entities (state, nation, nation-state, stateless nation, etc.) Be able to: know prime examples of each type of political entity and what the qualifications for a state are 4.2 Political Processes ○ Explain what maps or data imply or illustrate about geographic principles, processes, and outcomes. Example: Examining a political map showing electoral results to understand voting patterns and outcomes. Be able to: know outcomes of different devolution movements 4.3 Political Power and Territoriality ○ Explain spatial relationships across various geographic scales using geographic concepts, processes, models, or theories. Example: Investigating how geopolitical decisions, like border changes, impact regional relationships, using the autonomous regions, shatterbelts and neocolonialism as case studies 4.4 Defining Political Boundaries ○ Describe a relevant geographic concept, process, model, or theory in a specified context. Example: Describing the impact of imperialism and colonialism in Africa, focusing on the partitioning of the continent by European powers and its lasting effects on political boundaries and relationships, which continue to influence modern international politics. Be able to: identify and compare different types of political boundaries (antecedent, natural, relic, superimposed, consequent) 4.5 The Function of Political Boundaries ○ Explain the degree to which a geographic concept, process, model, or theory effectively explains geographic effects across various geographic scales. Example: Explain how the Berlin Conference changed borders in multiple ways Example: Explain how the countries use Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) 4.6 Internal Boundaries ○ Identify the scales of analysis presented by maps, quantitative and geospatial data, images, and landscapes. Example: Identifying and analyzing internal administrative boundaries within a country, such as states in the United States, and the impact at different scales Be able to: Identify types of gerrymandering  4.7 Forms of Governance ○ Describe spatial patterns, networks, and relationships. Example: Describing the spatial distribution of federal and unitary systems of government, using the United States and France as examples. 4.8 Defining Devolutionary Factors ○ Explain what maps or data imply or illustrate about geographic principles, processes, and outcomes. Example: Be able to explain how both physical features and cultural diversity play a role in devolution 4.9 Challenges to Sovereignty ○ Compare geographic characteristics and processes at various scales. Example: Comparing the challenges of ethnic separatism and supranationalism faced by regions within larger countries, such as Quebec in Canada or Catalan within Spain or the European Union 4.10 Consequences of Centrifugal and Centripetal Forces ○ Compare geographic characteristics and processes at various scales. Example: Examining the consequences of centrifugal forces, like cultural diversity dividing a country with many ethnic groups and religions versus the centripetal force of a shared national identity and local autonomy at various scales