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? 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Chapter 8 Lecture Political Geography The Cultural Landscape Eleventh Edition Matthew Cartlidge University of Nebraska-Lincoln ? 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Key Issues ? Where are states distributed? ? Why are nation-states difficult to create? ? Why do boundaries cause problems? ? Why do states cooperate and compete with each other? ? 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Learning Outcomes ? 8.1.1: Explain the three eras of rapid growth in UN membership. ? 8.1.2: Explain why it is difficult to determine if some territories are states. ? 8.1.3: Explain the concept of a nation-state and how it differs from earlier ways to govern. ? 8.2.1: Understand the difference between a nation-state and a multinational state.

? 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Chapter 1 Lecture Basic Concepts The Cultural Landscape Eleventh Edition Matthew Cartlidge University of Nebraska-Lincoln ? 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Key Issues ? How do geographers describe where things are? ? Why is each point on Earth unique? ? Why are different places similar? ? Why are some human actions not sustainable? ? 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Learning Outcomes ? 1.1.1: Explain differences between early maps and contemporary maps. ? 1.1.2: Describe the role of map scale and projections and making maps. ? 1.1.3: Explain how latitude and longitude are used to locate points on Earth?s surface. ? 1.1.4: Identify contemporary and analytic tools, including remote sensing, GPS, and GIS.