4A- Boundaries, Borders, and Disputes

Boundaries, Borders, and Disputes

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Boundaries, Borders, and Disputes

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Boundaries, Borders, & Disputes

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Across the world boundaries and borders define the areas that governments can reach. These cause tension and disputes when governments try to expand their influence and reach. This will explore what boundaries and borders are and several examples of disputes across the globe.

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Boundaries, Borders, & Disputes

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Your goal is to explore the 'hottest' boundary contests in the world, and be able to explain the different types of boundaries. These disputes are important when understanding the divides across the world. Each destination will provide you with information, clues, and details of boundaries, borders, and what the disputes are. Each correct location will grant you a number, which you will use to crack the safe to 'escape' the mission. If you answer a question wrong, you'll be sent back to the beginning, so answer carefully!

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Boundaries, Borders, & Disputes

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United Nations

China

Iran

Japan

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China has several land and territorial disputes about countries or lands that they believe are fully under their control. Today you'll look at Taiwan. Other examples include Hong Kong, Tibet, and the Spratly Islands in the South China.

The United Nations is one of the main governing bodies over international disputes. These include: country vs country, international waters and Antarctica.

While not always thought of as a colonial power, Japan has exerted colonial influence for centuries in East Asia. The breakdown and remnants of that leave Japan involved in territorial disputes with most of their neighbors.

Iran has several conflicts with it's neighboring countries, because while most in the region are majority Muslim countries, Iran practices Shia Islam, while the others practice Sunni Islam. Their religious and ethnic differences ignite conflict.

US/Mexico: Boundary Types

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E. Europe: Important Vocab

Conflict #2: Taiwan

Conflict #3: Sea of 'Japan'

Conflict #1: The 'Persian Gulf'

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Welcome to the US/Mexico Border

Here you will explore and be able to identify the types of borders and boundaries. Please read the information provided in this article, then answer the question to move forward in your adventure. Article: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=fc2ad2922d3f47d7926d618249fccca0#

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What is an example of a relic boundary?

Great Wall of China

Rio Grande River

Demilitarized Zone between North & South Korea

Border Posts between Ireland and Northern Ireland

the Alps

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False

True

An antecedent boundary is one that has been there for a long time and is usually based on landforms

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Superimposed boundaries are drawn on paper and transferred to land. What organization decided the boundaries of much of Africa?

Treaty of Paris

Berlin Conference

London Organization

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The first number is:

2

Welcome to Eastern Europe

In this section you will be examining important vocabulary to know going forward to help you solve the clues in the conflict sections. Use Google and context clues to answer the questions.

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QUESTION 01

The Kurds are an ethnic group that do not have their own country, what is that an example of?

Stateless Nation

Nation

Sovereign Nation

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Most people who live in Japan are similar in ethnicity and speak Japanese. What is this an example of?

Nationality

State

Nation State

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The Vatican City is ruled by the Pope, called the Holy See, who is also the head of the Catholic Church. What type of government is this?

Dictatorship

Monarchy

Theocracy

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The second number is:

7

Conflict #1: Persian vs. Arab Gulf

The body of water between the Arabian peninsula and the nation of Iran. This conflict is based on which ethnic group deserves the naming rights to the body of water. The youtube video below explains the basics of the concepts, watch it to answer the questions that follow.Youtube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLVRTiCq6f0

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QUESTION 01

What argument do the arab nations have for renaming it the Arabian Gulf?

70% of the coastline is on Arab countries land

All countries in the region have some perentage of Arab people living within their boundaries

Both reasonings are presented by Arab Nations

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The Iranians say that it is more than just the name on a map...it represents

Arab countries asserting their dominance

Iran is the strongest country so they should have the naming rights

The erasure of their nationality in the region and their national pride being taken away

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International relationships can be destroyed by using the 'wrong' name, what is Google Earth doing to make both sides happy?

They use the name based on the location of the user

They only use the official 'Persian Gulf' title

They do not label the body of water

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Conflict #2: Taiwan

The question of Taiwan: Is it an independent country? This stems from Taiwan, being previously owned by China. During their communist revolution in the 1950s, many who wanted democracy fled to the Island of Taiwan. Both China and Taiwan claim they are the ruler of China, China itself saying they own Taiwan. This causes international disputes and complications in foreign policy. Read this article to find out more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34729538

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QUESTION 01

Taiwan has been consistently under China's control/influence.

False

True

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What other 'territory' does China use the 'One Country, Two Systems' policy that Taiwan rejected?

Hong Kong

Beijing

Singapore

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Why does China threatening military action, and doing so in Hong Kong, worry Taiwan and its allies or prevent others from allying with them?

It shows that China is getting more power in the region, and they are so strong economically so they can threaten that way

China is weak militarily but strong economically which will cause international business issues

China is weak economically, so they are growing their military power by threatening action to dominate the region

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The fourth number is:

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Conflict #3: the Sea of 'Japan'

Japan has a long standing history of being a dominant colonial power in East Asia. They have lingering tendencies to claim territories from that past. This exploration will examine the ownership dispute over the Sea, and the islands within it, between two of the most dominant powers in the region: Japan and China. Website: https://microsites-live-backend.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/tensions-east-china-sea

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QUESTION 01

Why is the boundary between China and Japan in the Sea undefined, or disputed, by both sides?

Japan says that it owns the coastal portion of China that touches the Sea

China made a treaty with Japan in the 1800s gaining all the rights to the Sea.

The zone is only 360 nautical miles, and each claim rights to 200 nautical miles off their coast -- there is a huge overlap

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What items are at stake with this conflict?

81,000 square miles of sea and 8 islands

Both of these are at stake

200 Million Barrels of potential Oil Reserves

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In 2014, President Obama said that the islands were actually covered under the US-Japan Security Treaty. Why was this statement important in cooling some aspects of the conflict?

This means if China uses military force, the US will get involved.

Japan is proven as the rightful owner of the islands and disputed Sea

China is cut out of the Sea and Japan now has full rights to those islands

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