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ALL Boundaries
Question | Answer |
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Defined Boundary | Fixed and set part of a boundary. Used to define a boundary. |
Demarcated | The process of marking where a boundary goes. |
Delimited | The process of drawing where a boundary goes. |
Boundary | Shows where sovereignty (Independance) is. |
Definitional Boundary Dispute | Dispute over where the boundary is due to historical documents that previously defined the boundary. |
Locational Boundary Dispute | Dispute over location of a boundary and ownership of land. Often the land changes and no one is sure where the boundary is. EX: Mississippi river and louisiana. |
Operational Boundary Dispute | How to operate a place based on a boundary. EX: Mexico and United States immigration |
Allocational Boundary Dispute | Dispute over resources for within or on boundaries. EX: Natural resources in the sea (South China Sea?) |
Geometric Boundary | Uses straight lines that follow latitude and longitude EX: Canada and USA follow the 49th parallel for the most part. |
Antecedent boundary | Existed before human settlement. EX: Argentina and Chile, based on the mountains located there before humans settled. HINT! Think ancestors. |
Relic Boundary | Boundary that is seen but not actively being used in the culture. Is ineffective. EX: Berlin wall in Germany. |
Superimposed boundary | Boundaries enforced by a foreign state. EX: Africa's boundaries. |
Subsequent boundary | Develops WITH the cultural landscape. EX: Europe's boundaries are split by ethnicity, religion, language and culture. |
Frontier | No state has borders within it. EX: Antarctica |