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01 March 23 EQ- What are the different

state shapes and types of

boundaries?

Agenda:

1. Daily Sheet

2. Review

3. Nation, State,

Nation-States

• Gallery walk

4. Types of Boundaries

• Notes

4. Shapes of States

• Notes

• Group Work

Table of Contents:

120. March 23

121. # and Size of Countries

AND Nation, State or Nation-

State?

122. Boundaries and State

Shapes

123. What Type of State?

HW-

Test Takers- Due at end of

Week: Political Geography

Chapter of Workbook!

Non-Test Takers- Use a world

map to find an example of each

of the boundaries and shapes

of states. (due on Wednesday)

02 Key Vocabulary:

State- an organized territory that

has an established government, a

permanent population and control

over its own internal and foreign

affairs; aka country

Sovereignty- independence from

the control of other countries over

your internal and foreign affairs

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04

04

04

Gallery Walk-

State, Nation or

Nation-State?

02 Number of States:

• 1940’s- 50 countries worldwide

• 2009- 192 recognized countries

• People disagree over how many there are (ex: China

and Taiwan)

Size of States:

• Largest: Russia (6.9 million sq. miles; 11% of world’s

land area)

• Other big ones: Canada, US, China, Brazil, Australia

<all at least 2 million sq miles>

• Microstates- countries with very small landmasses;

2 dozen

• Smallest: Monaco (0.6 sq miles)

• Most microstates are islands…

# and Size of States:

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01 State Boundaries

02

PowerPoint picture page

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04

05 State Shapes

Good for defense and communication; especially if it is

a small country and a central capital

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01

Bad for

communication

with protruding

part; can be

used to separate

countries that

would share a

border

PowerPoint chart object

02

The regions

at either

end can feel

left out and

decide to

separate.

03

Communication is

difficult; people

feel less “united”

The isolated piece is called an EXCLAVE

04

Have to depend on the

surrounding country

for import and export

AKA- an enclave

05

Have to rely on

neighboring countries

to allow for import and

export of bulky goods

05 Partner Work- What type of

State?