UNIT 4Analyzing Political Entities and Economic Advantages in the Global Context

Identify the THREE scales of analysis present in the graph data.

Identify the political entity shown in the graph data that has the highest GNI.

Describe the concept of the sovereign country.

Describe Germany’s composition as a federal state.

Explain how the federal state has political advantages over the singular nation-state.

Using the graph data, explain how membership in the European Union gives Germany a competitive advantage compared with the United States and China.

Explain ONE possible disadvantage of membership in the European Union for a member state such as Germany.