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Political Geography

Political Geography. Formal Political Regions: Electoral Geography. M. Electoral Geography: 10 Regions. Note: Copy of Map located in Blackboard under Course Documents. Electoral Geography. 2004 Presidential Elections. Shapes of States. Borders: Derby Line, Vermont. Derby Line Minutemen.

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Political Geography

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  1. Political Geography

  2. Formal Political Regions: Electoral Geography M

  3. Electoral Geography: 10 Regions Note: Copy of Map located in Blackboard under Course Documents

  4. Electoral Geography 2004 Presidential Elections

  5. Shapes of States

  6. Borders: Derby Line, Vermont

  7. Derby Line Minutemen

  8. Borders: Homeland Security

  9. Canada & Quebecois

  10. European Union: 10 new nations

  11. Women Suffrage

  12. Women Suffrage: Worcester: 1856

  13. Heartland Theory: MacKinder

  14. Cleavage Model Core Periphery (Stein Rokan and Seymour Lipset) Regional Patterns in Political Geography the result of conflict between: Core Area: • Monopolizes Power and Wealth • Is More Urbanized • Links Government to the Ruling Elite Culture Periphery: • Location of Ethnic Minorities • Largely Rural • Less Affluent • Excluded from the Power Structure

  15. Cleavage Model Example:Kurdistan

  16. Western & Eastern Mass A Cultural Divide • Craig Moore: Social networking does not connect East & West • Shannon O'Brien: Environmental Issues: • MWRA & diversion of Conn. river into Quabbin • David Barkley: MBTA funding • Cultural Divide: Rural vs. Urban lifestyles & “Flatlanders” (Boston Globe) • Neighborliness & Place • Traffic & Crime • Mandates • More Recently • Casino Gambling • Big Dig

  17. Independence for Western Massachusetts(Berkshire Freedom Coalition) Berkshire Flag Western Mass. Boundaries

  18. Prostitution: Nevada Counties

  19. Prostitution: Image factor

  20. Prostitution: Location factors

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