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Political Geography of South-East Asia: Major Qualities and Influences

Explore the key concepts of political geography in South-East Asia focusing on major geographic qualities such as fragmentation, rugged terrain, and clustered population distribution. Understand the impacts of political fragmentation, colonialism, and cultural diversity in the region. Learn about Timor-Leste's political geography, state territorial morphology, shapes of states boundaries, and more.

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Political Geography of South-East Asia: Major Qualities and Influences

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  1. Our Post-test Agenda • Evaluation • PowerPoint? • Assignment • Tests? • Four Little Tigers • South-East Asia • Major qualities and influences • Political geography concepts

  2. Major Geographic Qualities • Fragmentation • Rugged, high relief, crustal instability, and tropical climates • Clustered population distribution • Poor intraregional communications • Political fragmentation • Colonialism…again! • instability • Shatter belt – persistent fracturing • Cultural fragmentation • ethnic, linguistic, and religious

  3. Timor-Leste

  4. Political Geography • A systematic field of geography that focuses on the spatial expressions of political behavior • Key terms • Supranationalism • Balkanization • Irredentism • Geopolitics • Devolution • Friedrich Ratzel (1844 - 1904)

  5. State Territorial Morphology • Compact- Cambodia • Protruded (corridor)- Thailand • Elongated (attenuated 6:1)- Vietnam • Fragmented- Phillipines • Perforated (enclave)- South Africa • The impact of shape?

  6. Shapes of States

  7. Boundaries • Definition – textual, as in treaty • Delimitation- cartographic • Demarcation-surveyed with monuments, fences or barriers

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