The World’s Failed States



The World’s Fragile States

Name: ______________________pd: _________

Foreign Policy magazine and the Fund for Peace ranks the world’s failed states - or

• From the link “The Rankings,” choose one of the countries listed (critical/in danger or very high/high alert).

• Research factors which may affect the viability of the state

• Fill out the chart below using geographic thought so you can begin to understand why that country is failing, and in general why countries fail.

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Country/State____________________________________ Rank ___________ Score ___________

Region of the World

Physical Geography (climate, landforms, terrain, natural resources, etc)

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Demographic Data (Population facts, BR, DR, NI, life expectancy, etc.)

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Development Data (Data that helps us determine if a country is a Core, Periphery or Semi-Periphery country, GDP, Standard of Living, Literacy Rate)

7. Fact: __________________________________________________This helps to explain why it is failing because: _______________________________________________________________________

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Political Reasons (shape of state, type of borders, colonization, type of gov’t, etc.)

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Cultural Reasons (religious, language, ethnicity)

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Summary Statements Summarize your data in two-three paragraphs on the back of this sheet

I believe ________________________ is failing because:

Resources:

CIA Factbook: (It may help to read the overview and the transnational issues)

Your textbook sections on: state shapes and centrifugal forces

Population Reference Bureau Data Finder:

I believe ________________________ is failing because:

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