IB Geography class: UK gives Chagos Islands to Mauritius to secure military base

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• Unit 4 — Power, places and networks

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UK gives Chagos Islands to Mauritius to secure military base

• Identify the year when the UK leased Diego Garcia to the US

• Suggest two reasons why Diego Garcia is considered a strategically important asset for the UK and the US

• Explain the implications of the UK’s decision to relinquish sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius

• Examine the strategic importance of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean and how its control affects regional geopolitical dynamics

Richard Allaway, International School of Geneva/geographyalltheway.com