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World Geography
Geopolitics
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Types of boundaries
Physical/natural
Borders on rivers, mountains, etc.
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Sectors of economy
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Tertiary sector
The sales of raw materials and service jobs. Examples: Stores, restaurants, and hospitals.
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UNCLOS treaty
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Contiguous zone
24 miles out. Can still exert for for infringements of customs, fiscal, sanitary, and immigration laws.
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More on UNCLOS treaty
Median line principle.
If two nations are within 400 miles from one another, the line is drawn in the middle of the ocean between them.
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Globalization
Pros
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If two nations' economies are two tied together, it is very difficult for them to go to war.
Cons
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If one cog fails, the entire system crumbles.
The fabric of a nation
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Centripetal forces.
Hold a nation together. Examples: National pride, a popular leader, and a good economy.
Centrifugal forces
Break a nation apart. Examples: Religious differences, confrontational media, and ethnic differences.
Sovereignty
The authority to make political decisions about control, people, land, and resources over a certain area. (Political power.)
Geography basics
Location
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Relative location
Location relative to another thing, such as "just north of Denver."
Maps
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Map projections
Since the globe is round, it is impossible to make a perfect map. Instead, there are projections.
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Five themes of geography
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Movement
The movement of goods, people, and the like.
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Demography
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Models
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Population pyramid
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Even growth
The graph is fairly even, but the bottom is heavier than the top.
Calculations
Infant mortality rate
Number of deaths per 1,000 live births of children under 1.
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Migration
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Types of migration
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Chain migration
Someone immigrating somewhere, and, as a result, family of that person immigrate to that place too.
More types of migration
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Remittances
Not a type of migration (I ran out of space). This is money sent from an immigrant back to their family in another nation.