Political Geography Project
Boundaries in Dispute
Be The Expert: Create a Gdocs presentation that examines an area in the world that has - or is contested as a result of political conflict - disagreement - dispute.
Topics: areas past/present/future with conflict
Basque Region (Spain...) East / West Berlin (Cold War)
Falkland Islands (Argentina/UK) Canada / Quebec
Kurdistan (Middle East - Iraq etc)
Chechnya (Russia)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croatia...)
Antarctica (Various countries)
North/South Korea
Cyprus (Turks/Greece)
Golan Heights (Israel/Syria)
Sri Lanka (Sinhalese/Tamils)
Sudan / South Sudan
East Timor (Indonesia)
Taiwan and China
West Bank (Israel)
Gaza Strip (Israel) *resources can be found online for
Tibet and China all of the aforementioned
Kashmir (India/Pakistan)
Western Sahara (Morocco)
Mexico / United States
OR... one of your own choosing
Project should include:
1. An introduction that includes the title of the conflict + your name(s)
2. At least 2 maps detailing the location of the conflict
a. map of the world - illustrate area(s) involved
b. close up - illustrate area(s) involved & where the dispute lies
*You may need to add arrows/references etc
3. A detailed explanation of who the conflict is between:
a. list the countries / groups / leaders involved
b. describe the kind of conflict: nation - State - Nation-State -
multi-national state - multi-State-Nation of the parties involved
c. describe the goals of the parties involved - what do they hope to
achieve...
d. history of the area - explain how the parties involved - evolved
into the dispute and how/why the disputed area is important for
the sides involved
4. Status of the dispute today + your take - what would your resolution/solution be? Or, if it has already concluded what is your take on the outcome?
5. Bibliography
Format: Part I
1. Slide Setup: (for explanations see prior slide)
Slide 1: Intro + Name(s)
Slide 2: Map (world)
Slide 3: Map (close up)
Slide 4: Who
Slide 5: Category of Conflict
Slide 6: Goals
Slide 7: History
Slide 8: Status
Slide 9: Bibliography
Format: Part II
2. Illustrations (all slides - exception = maps) with citations - see example below:
Example
worldgeo.org
3. Bibliography:
- Website = cite address + author or publishing entity
- Text = title - author/publisher - copyright
PARTNERS = YOU PLUS 1 OTHER
SHARE GRADE
CHOOSE WISELY - YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WORK WITH A PARTNER...
Schedule:
Staggered - over the next few weeks
Approximately - 8 class periods of work time
Presentations to follow
Due Date - Feb 19