TERRITORY

HOW BIG IS AFRICA?

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mariasherm/every-world-map-youve-ever-looked-at-is-wrong

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLqC3FNNOaI

TERRITORIAL ISSUESMust have population Recognized controlBorder disputes

TERRITORY- MUST HAVE POPULATION

http://en.rian.ru/infographics/20100127/157693301.html

Western Sahara

•Seized by Morocco in 1975

•Sahrawi nation

•Gov’t in exile in Algeria

•Morocco autonomy, not sovereignty

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TERRITORY- BORDER DISPUTES

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/china_disputed_territories-2011.png

TERRITORY- BORDER DISPUTES

Why do countries have border disputes?Almost every country doesNationalist claimsCultural claimsResources

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TERRITORY- NATIONALIST CLAIMS

http://www.rferl.org/content/Azerbaijan_Claims_Five_Killed_In_Clash_On_NagornoKarabakh_Border_/2145292.html

Several Armenian soldiers were killed in fighting with forces from Azerbaijan near the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a part of Azerbaijan run by Armenian-backed separatists since a war in the early 1990s. Each side blames the other for provoking the confrontation; the death toll was also disputed.

TERRITORY- CULTURAL CLAIMS

http://www.palestineremembered.com/Acre/Maps/Story571.html

TERRITORY- RESOURCE CLAIMS

http://www.polgeonow.com/2012/05/feature-sudan-south-sudan-border_26.html

TERRITORY & FISHERIESWhat factors impact Indonesia’s fisheries?

Climate change Overfishing/ fishing practices Pollution Inability to enforce MPA policies

Why is this situation a territory issue? Other countries’ practices have impact¤

TERRITORY & FISHERIESWhy are the fisheries a transnational issue?

Int’l law Enforcing MPA policies Need int’l cooperation

Economic Commercial pressure Lack of resources in Indonesia

Environmental Destructive country practices

• Deforestation run-off, sediments, etc. • Threatens biodiversity

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RECAP

1. Must have population 2. Recognized control3. Border disputes4. Indonesia example