4.4/4.5 Flashcards
delimited
describing how boundaries are fixed and defined to identity their limits
demarcated
describing how boundaries are set apart to distinguish their limits
relic boundary
a boundary that no longer functions as an international borders
examples of relic boundary
Hadrian’s Wall and Berlin Wall
superimposed boundary
a boundary that is places on an area without regards to existing boundaries
subsequent boundary
a political boundary that developed with the cultural landscape
examples of superimposed boundary
boundaries placed on African states during the Berlin Conference
examples of subsequent boundaries
boundary between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
antecedent boundary
a boundary that was identified before an area was settled
geometric boundary
a boundary that has regular, often perfectly straight lines drawn without regards for an area’s physical or cultural features
example of an antecedent boundary
boundary between Canada and US
consequent boundary
a boundary that is drawn to accommodate existing cultural differences
example of a consequent boundary
boundary between India and Pakistan
example of a geometric boundary
boundary between US and Canada
demilitarized zone
an area in which treaties/agreement between nationals, military powers, or contending groups forbid military installations activities, or personnel; usually lies along an established frontier or boundary between 2 or more military alliances
buffer state
a politically and economically weak independent country that lies between borders of 2 powers
example of a buffer state
Mongolia
satellite state
a nominally independent country that is politically, militarily, and economically controlled by a more powerful state
example of a satellite state
Poland and Belarus
united nations convention on the law of the sea (UNCLOS)
conference organized to define territorial boundaries and rights to the sea
exclusive economic zone
zone that extends 200 nautical miles from shoreline in which coastal states have the sole right to exploit, develop, manage, and conserve all water resources lying beyond the land
The Spratly Islands
uninhabited group of hundreds of islands and reefs in the South China Sea
