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What events have happened in the past that influence the modern map?

What causes conflict over boundaries?

What happens when there are less than 400 nautical miles between Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs)?

What factors lead to the devolution of states?

• Ethnic Separatism

• Terrorism

• Physical Geography

• Economic or Social Problems

• Ethnic Cleansing

Define factors that lead to the devolution of states.

Explain how political, economic, cultural, and technological changes challenge state sovereignty.

Explain how the concepts of centrifugal and centripetal forces apply at the state scale.

What factors lead to the evolution of states?

• Terrorism

• Physical Geography

• Ethnic Separatism

• Ethnic Cleansing

• Economic or Social Problems

Why do maritime boundaries matter?

• Trade & shipping routes

• Fishing rights

• Oil reserves

• Defense

• Landlocked countries are at a significant disadvantage!

How is political power & territoriality expressed?

• Neocolonialism

• Shatterbelts

• ChokePoints