unit 4 defining political boundaries

Question 1

relic boundary

Answer 1

a former boundary that no longer exists but can still be felt

Ex: Berlin Wall, division between East and West Germany, division between North and South Vietnam, division between the Union and Confederate States of America

Question 2

superimposed boundary

Answer 2

an outside put boundaries on top of an area without regard to already established divisions

Ex: AFRICA, 38th parallel between North and South Vietnam

Question 3

what did the Berlin Conference (1884) do?

Answer 3

Europeans met to decide how they would divide Africa. No Africans were invited to the conversation. Put in place superimposed boundaries. And forever today–why Africa has problems–because of European Colonization

Question 4

fortified boundary

Answer 4

a boundary with extra strength (DMZ, a wall, etc.)

Ex: DMZ of Korea, The Berlin Wall, the wall/fence between parts of U.S. and Mexico

Question 5

describe the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea

Answer 5

an area on the Korean peninsula that no military action is allowed to take place to help ensure peace between the two locations. Heavily fortified and almost impossible to cross

Question 6

subsequent boundary

Answer 6

a boundary that was put in place AFTER the cultural landscape was established

Ex: most cultural boundaries–saw how the cultural landscape looked and drew a line

Question 7

antecedent boundary:

Answer 7

a boundary that was put in place BEFORE the cultural landscape was established

Ex: most physical boundaries–they were always going to divide people

Question 8

geometric boundary

Answer 8

straight boundaries typically decided on by a treaty

Ex: boundary between U.S. and Canada, state boundaries in the Western United States, boundaries in North Africa

Question 9

consequent boundary:

Answer 9

cultural boundaries (language and religion)

Ex: India/Pakistan (religion), Ireland/Northern Ireland (U.K.) (religion), Europe (language)