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Tim MarshallPrisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World
Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
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?
Compare and contrast natural and artificial borders. Drawing on examples from the text, what are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
Identify three things Russia has done to enhance its borders, and describe briefly how those things make Russia more secure.
What features of Europe helped to make it the world’s first industrial power? Name three and explain how each added to Europe’s advantage.
Drawing on at least three different nations or regions, explain the various ways that rivers can affect political, economic, and cultural development.
Discuss the divergent paths of Europe and the United States. Why did one become a unified federation of states with a single government and common language, while the other developed into separate nation states with distinct cultures and languages?
How has Africa's natural geography affected the country's development? Defend your answer with evidence from the book.
Describe three examples of artificial borders, and discuss the ramifications of those borders today.
Describe the geographic barriers to Brazil’s economic development.
In the Conclusion, author Tim Marshall suggests that space may be the next frontier to be colonized. Imagine that you are part of an international committee to create the framework for colonizing space. What lessons from this book would you apply to the framework for space? Explain your reasoning.
