Today we will continue looking at types of boundaries by looking at the shape, size and form of state. We will look at some of the advantages and disadvantages to each and some of the characteristics common among these.

Students will work within a small table group to identify various political states from 1 continent according to its size, shape and type of political format (unitary, federal, etc.)

Today's Helpful Links:

• Shape & Type of States - Group Task (make a copy of this presentation & share with your group members)
• Boundaries and the Shape of Political States
• Types of States + Supranational Organizations

Today's discussion will be on defining what a state is and the various types of boundaries that define the territory within a state. 

Link to today's presentation on Boundaries & the Shape of Political States
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Students will participate in a Socratic Discussion about regions seeking autonomy-- this is based on last week's webquest.

Today we will go over the Summative MCQ results; then you spend the rest of class working on a webquest that introduces you to some of the topics and concepts of Unit 4: Political Organization of Space.  The document with instructions for the webquest is in your APHG Drop Folder.  Please submit a link to this via the Google Form link provided on the document. There are a couple of questions you need to answer on the Google Form as well.

This webquest will help you prepare for a Socratic Discussion next class on the topics of  discrepancies on the number of states (countries), territorial disputes, and political movements to push for political autonomy and form new states.

Neighborhood Geographer - link to student presentations:

• Link to Neighborhood Geography presentations (click to review vocabulary in a local context)

Important info for MCQ:

• Note: focus primarily on knowing vocabulary and examples.
• The MCQ will NOT focus on gender, sexuality or race
• Focus your studies/review  on language, religion & folk/pop culture & ethnicity aspect of culture (for ethnicity, most of the emphasis is on vocabulary or ethnicity as it relates to language and religion).

Important info for FRQ:

• The FRQ topic will focus on diffusion of religions (one or more religion).  It is recommended you study the religions and read through the Chapters(s)

Helpful links:

• Unit 3 Summative FRQ - Diffusion of Religion HINTS
• Unit 3 Summative MCQ - Culture Test HINTS
• Folk & Pop Culture Study Guide (make a copy)
• Language Study Guide (make a copy)
• Religions Study Guide - (Make a copy) ...some of this will also help with the FRQ, plus the MCQ, in addition to the HINTS presentation

Today we will be looking briefly at religion. 

Here are some helpful resources:

• Religion Vocab - (36 terms)
• Religion (66 terms - vocab & concepts review)
• Fouberg CH. 7 - Religion Overview - Google Slides
• Religious Conflicts- Google Slides
• ​Religion - Review - Formative MCQ - HINTS slides

Today you will complete a formative FRQ on CH. 4 (Pop and folk/local culture).
Afterwards we will begin to look at Chapter 6: Languages.
Helpful resources for today's lecture on Languages:
Unit 3, CH. 6 Languages - Overview & Lecture Slides
The second languages of every part of the world (Business insider)
Quizlet Vocab - Language (66 terms)
Quizlet Vocab - Rubenstein CH. 5 - Languages
Quizlet Vocab - Fouberg/Woods CH. 6 - Languages (short list)