Boundaries Flashcards
Physical boundaries coincided with
Physical features of the natural landscape
Two types of boundaries
Physical and cultural
Cultural boundaries coincide with the
Distributions of cultural characteristics
How to form the Best boundaries l
Least conflict
All states agree
Three types of physical elements serving s boundaries
Deserts
Mountains
Water
Desert boundaries
Hard to cross
Sparsely inhabited
Where are desert boundaries common
Asia
Africa
Example of desert boundary
Sahara seperated Algeria Libya and Egypt
T from Mauritania Mali Niger chad Sudan
Mountain boundaries
Mountain boundaries difficult to cross
Permanent
Sparsely inhabited
Contact on either saide limited
Example of mountain boundary
Argentina and chile boundaries by Andes mountains- but they couldn’t decide on the crest and almost fought a war
Water boundaries
Rivers lakes oceans
Visible on mapsd aerial imagery
Good protection from attacks
Why water boundaries a area good defense against attacking states
Other states have to travel by. Ship and plane and secure a landing spot in the state
Where are weed boundaries common
East Africa
Example of water boundaries
Boundary between Democratic republic of the Congo and Uganda is lake Albert
Boundaries of Kenya Tanzania and Uganda is lacked Victoria
Boundary Burundi, democratic republic of Congo, and Zambia is lake mwera
Boundary of Mozambique and Malawi is lake Malawi
Usa Nd Mexico seperated by rio grande
River boundary problems
River often changes course
Ocean boundary problems
Countries claim their boundary extends out to sea
For defense and fishing