More Notes

1.       Conflicts in Northern Ireland happened between Catholics and Protestants (2 forms of Christianity)

2.       Jews, Christians, and Muslims all claim Jerusalem is their holy land

a.       Makes them constantly fight

3.       Spatial Divisions: how we divide the livable space found on the earth by establishing social, economic, an political control

a.       Can be a member of more than on spatial groups

b.      Divisions

1.       Countries

2.       Economic alliances

-          EU (European Union)

-          OPEC (Org. of Petroleum Exporting Countries)

3.       North America Free Trade Agreement

4.       Assoc. of SE Asian Nations

5.       Political Alliances

-          North Atlantic Treaty Org. (NATO)

-          Commonwealth of Nations

-          Org. of America States (OAS)

-          League of Arab States

-          African Union

6.       Reasons for spatial Division

-          Differences in culture, language, or religion

-          Keeping historical boundaries

-          Imperial conquest and control

-          Economic similarities and differences

-          Cultural differences (language and religion)

7.       Nationalism (the belief that your nation is superior to all others)

8.       Economic differences: Fertile land, access to fresh water, access to the coast, fishing rights, natural resources, different economic philosophies