Learning Targets Unit 3

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By the end of this unit, you will be able to demonstrate your new learning by using the following statements:

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    • I can explain why political boundaries are created and why they change (e.g., nation, state vs.nation-state; political vs. ethnic sovereignty; the unrecognized states of Palestine, Kosovo, and Taiwan).
    • I can explain how geography (size, shape, and relative location) can be an advantage or disadvantage to participation in global exchange (e.g., Chile, Indonesia, Russia, Canada, South Africa/Lesotho, Turkey, and Switzerland).
    • I can explain the causes of external and internal conflicts among cultural groups, including but not limited to ongoing border disputes and separatist movements (e.g., the partition of India, post-colonial Africa, and independence movements of the Scots, Kurds, and Basques).
    • I can explain how political, economic, and social networks and organizations of global power influence places, countries, and regions (e.g., United Nations, NAFTA, African Union, the European Union, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, 1961 Antarctica Treaty, Non-Governmental Organizations, and social media).

 

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