4.3 Political Power & Territoriality

• Territoriality - control and influence over a specific geographic space   * Consequences of territoriality (1) - sometimes cause conflict   * Historic and cultural links, governments, economics, boundaries, sovereignty, and defense/military   * Example of territoriality (1) - dog urinating and marking its territory
• Political power - control over people, land, and resources   * Doesn’t necessarily correspond (political power) - to a specific geographic area with boundaries
• Neocolonialism - use of economic, political, cultural, or other pressures to control and influence other countries   * Types of countries who experience neocolonialism (2) - semi-peripheral and peripheral countries   * Neo - new   * Examples of neocolonialism (1) - Former African colonies reliant on outside investments; in Kenya, Chinese government controls the railroad   * Political influence with neocolonialism example (1) - US controls the Middle East
• Shatterbelt - instability in a region geographically located between states with overlapping territoriality and political power   * 2 examples of shatterbelts - Germany in the Cold War, Balkan Peninsula (former Yugoslavia (part of Ottoman and Iron Curtain before))   * Shatterbelt has a variety of… - ethnicities, religions, and language   * Variety of ethnicities, religion, and language in shatterbelts causes - centrifugal forces
• Choke Points - strategic strait or canal that’s narrow, hard to pass through, and has competition for use   * Strategic advantage of choke point - can be closed or blocked to block sea traffic and show political power or territoriality   * Examples of choke points (4) - Strait of Malacca (Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia), Strait of Hormuz (Iran), Suez Canal (Egypt), and Panama Canal (Panama)

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