Post on 24-Dec-2015
Border Disputes
(Political Organization of Space)
Think-pair-share brainstorm: Why do people dispute borders and territory… why do they care where the border is drawn?
Case Studies we are talking about today:
India and Pakistan
Kashmir
Taiwan
The Korean Peninsula
As we go through the case studies
today, be sure to locate
and label the disputed area on your annotated
map.
India and Pakistan Split Read the article “India and Pakistan Split” on your
own and fill in the 3-2-1 organizer on your handout. Be prepared to share.
Videos: History of India and Pakistan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rmUiLwy7kI
Daily Border Closing: http://www.wimp.com/indiapakistan/
The Fight over Kashmir On your map, draw the
border of the disputed region of Kashmir. Draw stripes and add to a map key.
On your graphic organizer, write down the information requested for this article
Video: Kashmir Violence (BBC from 10/9/14)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9aXVrEz60E
Taiwan and China
• On your map, draw a ? over the island of Taiwan
• When we are done, be able to
explain why we drew the ? on the map
• Video (8 minutes): • http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=MZqVv2wj6C4
• Read the Article about the China/Taiwan dispute and complete the questions on your handout.
The Korean Peninsula
The 38th Parallel (label on your map.)
Read the Upfront Article pg 24 “From
One Korea to Two” stopping at “The Great Leader” on pg 26.
Complete the Korea section on your border disputes handout.
Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R-qZvw26rA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-27l0YYksM (about the conflict last Sunday)