ADVANCED PLACEMENT HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
*Guiding questions to help you prepare your information in a form that can be presented in front of class as
a group presentation. LIKEWISE….
Please elaborate on your responses for the MINIMUM TWO PAGE GROUP paper you turn in for a grade!
* DO NOT TURN IN THIS CHART!
The importance of scale. Cultural/Political Patterns and Processes –
Ethnic Conflict/Devolution/Centrifugal Forces/Irredentism/Revanchism
Country/region: ____________________________________
What lies at the root of this
conflict?
What form does this
conflict take (i.e., tension,
discrimination, open
violence)?
What is the spatial extent
of the conflict?
How long has there been
tension or conflict?
How many people have
been affected? In what
ways?
Examples of how this
conflict presents itself at a
global, regional and local
scale:
Presentations Due: Should be done by 2/16
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Individual Paper Due: 2/16
Unit IV. Ethnicity/Political Patterns and Processes – Ethnic Conflict/Devolution/Centrifugal Forces
Once a conflict is chosen in class the same conflict can not be researched by another group.
Group Assignment (groups of 2-3): Using the chart above as a guide please prepare a briefing report on the
ethnic conflict of your choice. Besides the questions noted above, make sure you include TWO examples of a
map/graphic which shows some spatial representation of the conflict you have chosen to research. Likewise,
include some form of visual summary, such as a PowerPoint or Sway (no more than 10 slides including a title
slide and works cited slide, NOT ALOT OF TEXT ON SLIDES PLEASE! to reflect what you are discussing
in front of the class.
Presentations need to be at least 10 minutes long!
Don’t forget to address the different levels of scale when putting together your brief.
Bosnia
Congo (ONGOING)
Darfur/Chad, Sudan, South Sudan (ONGOING)
East Timor
French Canada
Gaza Strip (ONGOING)
Kashmir
Kenya
Kosovo
Kurds, Sunnis, Shiites (Iraq) – (ONGOING)
Lebanon
Mexico (Chiapas-ONGOING)
N. Ireland
Nigeria (ONGOING)
Palestine/Israel (historical) not this year!
Pakistan
Philippines
Russia (Chechnya)
Rwanda (historical)
Spain (Basque. Catalonia-ONGOING)
Sri Lanka
Syria (ONGOING)
Uganda
Zimbabwe (ONGOING)
South Africa (historical)
*If there is another conflict you would like to research that is not on the above list please let me know and we’ll
work it out.
Some help for you and your group in starting the investigation …
The following Internet sites provide a wealth of information on world events and on Ethnic Conflicts:
http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home: The branch of the UN that deals with refugees and human rights.
http://www.humansecuritygateway.info/index.php: Human Security report gateway. Excellent resource.
Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity (INCORE): This organization sponsor research that deals with
conflict resolution, especially that of ethnic conflict.
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European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI): A non-partisan, bi-national institution that attempts to facilitate
peaceful relations between ethnic groups.
Ethnic Conflict Research Digest: This site "publishes peer reviews of recently published books, journal articles and
research papers on the dynamics and management of ethnic conflict."
Human Rights Watch: An organization dedicated to the documentation and elimination of human rights violations
around the world.
Ethnic Conflict: This is a collection of writings that deal with ethnic conflict.
•http://www.washingtonpost.com
[click on “world” in the news bar.]
•www.nytimes.com [click on “world” and then use the site search engine.]
•http://www.cnn.com
[use the site search engine]
•http://www.bbc.co.uk [use the site search engine]
•http://www.state.gov/countries
[click on Background Notes; Country Reports]
•http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/ Newspapers from around the world. Pretty cool! Click on the Regions
drop down menu. Some foreign papers are printed in English. You have to check them out to see which ones you
can read.
Additional Sources …
The map collection at the University of Texas Perry Castañeda Library is a great place to start a search for maps:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps
IMPORTANT - If you decide to “Google” this assignment make sure you critically evaluate the variety of
resources that may turn up in an open search! Make sure you cite your sources!
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Oral Presentation Grade: (SEE FOLLOWING RUBRIC)
The importance of scale and ethnic conflict/devolution/centrifugal forces
Group/Individual Project – Rubric
Organization (25%)
Students presented information in a logical, thoughtful sequence that was easy for the
audience to follow.
Content (25%)
Students demonstrated full knowledge of the information contained in the presentation and
shared relevant, accurate, and up-to-date information.
Mechanics (25%)
Students effectively applied language, grammar, punctuation, enunciation, voice and effective
use of terminology in the presentation.
Delivery (25%)
Students communicated the presentation with confidence, poise, volume, pace, visuals,
personal appearance, and effective use of body language.
For the writing piece MAKE SURE:
1. BASED ON YOUR RESEARCH, BESIDES THE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER/CHART I GAVE YOU
THAT YOU ALSO INCLUDE YOUR PREDICTION AS TO HOW YOU BELIEVE THIS
CONFLICT WILL PLAY ITSELF OUT DURING YOUR LIFETIME 
2. PAY ATTENTION TO SPELLING AND GRAMMAR!
3. YOU INLCUDE A WORKS CITED