1. Boundary shapes can help determine the political and economic fortunes of a political identity, like a country or a state. Discuss the role of boundary shapes in the political history of Southeast Asia, from the 1800s to the present.
2. Is Australia under-populated or is it over-populated?
3. Why is energy of critical interest to the nations of the South Pacific?
4. Identify and discuss a particular anecdote or incident in the human history of Antarctica.