Member states of the United Nations

Territorial morphology lecture

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Enclave and exclave

Enclaves and exclaves

Lesotho

Italy

Territorial Morphology Territorial Morphology Relationship between a state?s geographic shape, size, relative location, and it?s political situation Shape of states Controls the length of its boundaries with other states Shape affects potential for communication and conflict with neighbors Shape is part of its identity Shape can determine the difficulty or ease of internal administration and social unity 5 basic shapes Compact Elongated Prorupted Perforated Fragmented Compact States Definition: the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly Theoretically would be shaped in a circle or square Capital at center and shortest boundaries to defend Often the political ideal Compactness is a beneficial characteristic for most smaller states

Territorial morphology ppt.

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Enclave and exclave

Enclaves and exclaves

Lesotho

Italy

Territorial Morphology Territorial Morphology Relationship between a state?s geographic shape, size, relative location, and it?s political situation Shape of states Controls the length of its boundaries with other states Shape affects potential for communication and conflict with neighbors Shape is part of its identity Shape can determine the difficulty or ease of internal administration and social unity 5 basic shapes Compact Elongated Prorupted Perforated Fragmented Compact States Definition: the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly Theoretically would be shaped in a circle or square Capital at center and shortest boundaries to defend Often the political ideal Compactness is a beneficial characteristic for most smaller states

A World without Walls: Globalization and the West

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European History

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Western Asia

Member states of OPEC

Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

Member states of the United Nations

Muslim-majority countries

Postcolonialism

Muslim world

Saddam Hussein

Arab–Israeli conflict

Islamism

2000s

Arab world

Kinberg, Nicholas Michael Chakmakian AP European History 9 June 2015 Chapter 19 Outline Globalization/West Internet, protests against World Trade Organization, outsourcing ofjobs/services, Walmart in Mexico, dismantling of Berlin wall Attack on World Trade Center in 2001 gaveglobalizationnew meaning Shattered Americans? sense of isolation/security Globalization is integration Process of creating networks; new tech, econ., laws made it faster Globalization=/=internationalization Internat?l relations are est. between nation-states; global exchange is indep. Of nat?l ctrl.: trade, politics, cultural exchange happen outside ctrl. Of nation-state Asia emerged as industrial giant/West became dep. On nrg drawn from former colonies

The Americas in the Age of Independence

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World History

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Liberal democracies

Member states of the United Nations

Abuse

Crimes against humanity

slavery

Latin America

mexico

united states

War

Kinberg, Nicholas Michael Chakmakian AP World History 18 August 2015 Chapter 31 Outline Americas in Indep. Village fish peddler Fat thing Chin went to cast of south china for fish tosell at market Heard tale of mts. Of gold beckoning Chinese to cross ocean 19, learned he could buy passage on foreign ship Didn?t want to alarm parents/authorities, arrested ppl. Who left China 1849, boarded Spanish ship to sail to California to join goldrush 95 days passed before San Francisco came into view Met Chinese vets in US who explained need to stick together to prosper Chin hired out as gold miner; worked for 2 yrs., accumulated gold Wrote fam., urging them to join him; returned to China Gambledat sea/lost ? gold by time ship docked at Guangzhou

Early African Societies and the Bantu Migrations

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World History

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Kingdom of Kush

Nubia

Ethnic groups in Egypt

Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

Member states of the United Nations

Napata

Ancient Egypt

Egyptians

Amun

Egypt

Sudan

Nile

Kinberg, Nicholas Michael Chakmakian AP World History 14 June 2015 Chapter 3 Outline African Societies/Bantu Migrations 3k yrs., Egyptian embalmers preserved deceased thrumummification Greek historian Herodotus traveled in Egypt in 450 BC/explained craft Embalmer used metal hook to draw brain out thru nostril/removed organs thru incision made in abdomen, washed them in palm wine, sealed them with preservatives in stone vessels Washed body, filled it with spices/aromatics, covered for 2 months with natron, salt Natron extracted moisture, embalmer cleansed body/wrapped it with linen covered with resin; adorned with jewelry, went into coffin bearing painting of deceased

Traditions and Encounters Chapter 40 Test Bank

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World History

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Burmese people

Asia

Politics

Member states of the United Nations

Aung San Suu Kyi

Burma

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

CHAPTER 40 TEST QUESTIONS MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) started with 23 noncommunist nations in 1947, and by 1994 was up to how many nations? a. 30 b. 42 c. 55 d. 71 e. 123 * (p. 1133) 2. Which of these organizations has developed into a forum for settling international trade disputes? a. North American Treaty Organization b. Warsaw Pact c. United Nations d. World Trade Organization * e. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (p. 1133) 3. Which of the following was not one of the ?little tigers?? a. Thailand * b. Hong Kong c. Singapore d. South Korea e. Taiwan (p. 1135) 4. The Asian economic crisis began in 1997 in what country? a. China b. Thailand * c. Hong Kong d. Japan

current event 3

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April 25th, 2014 09:41 AM ET Dominican Republic 'committed to inclusive immigration policy' By?An?bal de Castro, Special to CNN Editor?s note: An?bal de Castro is ambassador of the Dominican Republic to the United States. This article is a response to an?opinion piece from Amnesty International?published earlier this week. The views expressed are his own. The Dominican Republic is taking proactive steps to tackle the complex issue of immigration by implementing a policy for registering both national and immigrant citizens, while protecting everyone?s fundamental rights. And the challenges the Dominican Republic is facing to adopt these policies are not much different than those confronting the United States and other nations.

World Civilizations: The Global Experience 6th Edition Chapter 31

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World History

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Military history by country

Military

Liberal democracies

Member states of the European Union

Member states of the United Nations

NATO

Europe

AP World: Chapter 31 Comment by Jolie Stallone: this thing takes so freaking long OOMG Comment by Michelle Chau: dramby should give us extra credit for doing the packet like this amazingly Comment by Anonymous: imagine last time how i did all this work and still failed????????. Comment by Michelle Chau: oh yeah.... ew Comment by Michelle Chau: but hey guess what i ended up getting on the quest! Comment by Anonymous: what haha Comment by Michelle Chau: 80% holla!! Comment by Anonymous: could be a C! look on the bright side Comment by Michelle Chau: I know!

The Koreas

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World History

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Divided regions

political geography

Asia

Member states of the United Nations

Republics

South Korea

North Korea

Korea

Outline of South Korea

Foreign relations of North Korea

Politics

The Koraeas: A Divided Peninsula~Ch. 32.3 Intro Extends off E. coast of Asia Divided into N. and S. Korea N.= Democratic People?s Republic of Korea (communist) S.=Republic of Korea (non-communist) Despite differences, they share common history/culture A Common Culture First peole who livied in Korea came from N. & NW. Invading armies have swept through peninsula on numerous occasions Adapted Chinese Culture Koreans adapted Chinese culture Borrowed from writing/language system Korean language is branch of Altaic group and includes Finnish,, Turkish, and Hungarian Multiple religions Daoism & Confucianism came from China Buddhism is most common N. Korea: communist gvnmt discourages religion Korean War 1945, end of WWI: korea got caught up in Cold War fight over communism