5. Expressing How do cooperation and conflict shape the division of

Earth's surface?

Cooperation and conflict have contributed to the divisions of the world as we see them today, including political and economic divisions. Boundary disputes, tensions over larger territories, competition for scarce resources, and control of strategic sites all reveal the kinds of factors that frustrate global cooperation. Alliances based upon religion, resource availability, political beliefs, among many other factors, can be explored fruitfully.