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)