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Unit 4 Cheat Sheet

One-page visual infographic summarizing every key concept in Political Patterns and Processes.

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AP Human Geography Unit 4: Political Patterns and Processes cheat sheet infographic

What’s covered in this cheat sheet

This infographic covers the core content of Unit 4: state vs. nation vs. nation-state; political boundary types (physical, geometric, superimposed, relic, cultural); state shapes (compact, elongated, prorupted, perforated, fragmented); centripetal and centrifugal forces; devolution; supranationalism and the EU; gerrymandering (packing and cracking); stateless nations; and geopolitical models including the heartland theory.