Cultural Characteristics cont'd.

Hindus and Muslims fight with eachother. Jews, christians, Muslims, all claim Jerusalem as their religion's holy site, they are constantly fighting over land.

Spatial Divisions-how we divide the livable space found on the earth by establishing social, economic and political control.

Examples

• Economic Alliances
• European Union (EU)
• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
• North American Free Trade Agreement 
• Association of SOutheast Asian Nations
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• Commonwealth of Nations
• Organization of American States
• League of Arab states
• African Union

Reasons: Differences in culture, language of religion, keeping of historical boundaries, imperial conquest and control, economics similarities and differences

Nationalism- the belief that your nation is superior to all others

Economic Differences- fertile land, access to fresh water, access to the coast, fishing rights, natura resources, different economic philosophers.