68 pages 2 hours read

Tim Marshall

Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

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Essay Topics

1.

The first island chain and the Strait of Malacca pose problems for China in the western Pacific. What are these problems, and how is China resolving them?

2.

Compare and contrast natural and artificial borders. Drawing on examples from the text, what are the advantages and disadvantages of each? 

3.

Identify three things Russia has done to enhance its borders, and describe briefly how those things make Russia more secure.