Unit 4: Political Patterns And Processes Chapter 9: Topic 4.4

Question 1

Natural barriers between areas such as oceans, deserts, and mountains Ex: Missouri River that divides Iowa and Nebraska, and the Himalayan Mountains that separate India and China

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Physical Geographic Boundaries

Question 2

Divide people according to some cultural division, such as language, religion, or ethnicity Ex: China’s cuisine being divided into two regions: wheat-based in the north and rice-based in the south.

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Cultural Boundaries

Question 3

This type of boundary preceded the development of the cultural landscape. Ex: Straight-line boundaries for states across the western frontier of the emerging US.

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Antecedent Boundary

Question 4

This boundary is typically created while the cultural landscape is evolving and is subject to change over time

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Subsequent Boundary

Question 5

Usually related to cultural phenomena

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Ethnographic

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This type of boundary is drawn by outside powers and may have ignored existing cultural patterns. These boundaries often lack conformity to natural features

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Superimposed Boundary

Question 7

Without territory connected to the ocean (Ex: Botswana and Rwanda)

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Landlocked States

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This is a boundary that has been abandoned for political purposes, but evidence of it still exists on the landscape. Ex: Berlin Wall and Great Wall of China

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Relic Boundary

Question 9

A straight line or arc drawn by people that does not closely follow any physical feature. Ex: US and Canada, North Korea and South Korea

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Geometric Boundary

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A border that is drawn taking into account language, ethnicity, religion, or other cultural traits. Ex: partition of the British colony in India in 1947, creating a Hindu majority India and a Muslim-majority Pakistan

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Cultural Consequent Boundary

Question 11

A division that uses already-existing natural features that divide a territory such as rivers, deserts, or mountains. Ex: Pyrenees Mountains separating Spain from France

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Physical Consequent Boundary

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A boundary that is unguarded and people can cross it easily, with little to no political intervention. Ex: EU borders

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Open Boundary

Question 13

A boundary that is heavily guarded and discourages crossing. Ex: India and Pakistan border, North and South Korea border (DMZ)

Answer 13

Militarized Boundary