Unit 4 - Part 2 - Borders & Boundaries

Question 1

An area within a state that has a degree of independence over itself:

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autonomous region

Question 2

"State morphology" means...

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the shape of a country

Question 3

The UN's Law of the Sea identifies the exclusive economic zone means a state has. . .

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Sovereignty to explore, exploit, or conserve the resources there

Question 4

This image shows border ___________ along the US-Canada border.

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administration

Question 5

Ironically, many of the political boundaries in modern Africa are ____ which uses latitude or longitude lines.

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geometric boundaries

Question 6

Nunavut & Native America/First Nations reservations are examples of:

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semi-autonomous regions

Question 7

Country with roughly circular/square shape & all borders roughly same distance from center:

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compact state

Question 8

When cartographers draw an agreed-upon boundary between countries on a map:

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delimited boundary

Question 9

A ____ boundary is formed as cultural groups settle the boundary is created to divide cultural groups.

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subsequent

Question 10

The western geometric boundary between US & Canada at the 49 parallel was created before heavily populated. It is a _

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Antecedent boundary

Question 11

A territorial claim based on linguistic, nationalist, ethnic, or historic basis:

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irredentism

Question 12

Set of international agreements enabling states to extend their boundaries offshore:

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Law of the Sea

Question 13

The UN's Law of the Sea identifies the exclusive economic zone as ___ nautical miles.

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200

Question 14

This image shows a ________ boundary.

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Demarcated

Question 15

All of the following historic events have shaped the modern world political map EXCEPT:

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the race to grant Antarctica statehood

Question 16

True or False: All boundaries on the world map are demarcated.

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False

Question 17

What is an allocational boundary conflict?

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A resource conflict

Question 18

What type of boundary is this?

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demarcated

Question 19

What two general trends have shaped the world's political map since the end of WW2?

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independence/decolonization movements & spread of democracy

Question 20

The UN's Law of the Sea identifies the territorial seas means a state has. . .

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Sovereignty where military can be used & free passage for shipping

Question 21

When 2 states create a treaty & agree on the boundary in words on the legal document it is a

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defined boundary

Question 22

Steel posts, concrete pillars, fences, or walls would indicate a(n)...

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demarcated boundary

Question 23

The Berlin Wall is an example of what kind of boundary?

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Relic

Question 24

As a result of European colonialism, most of the political boundaries in modern Africa are ____ ignored cultures there.

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superimposed boundaries

Question 25

The Berlin Wall is a relic boundary because

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Former boundary that no longer exist but still felt on the landscape

Question 26

What force is responsible for most of the political boundaries in modern Africa?

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European colonialism

Question 27

The Kurds & the Palestinians are a

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stateless nation

Question 28

The UN's Law of the Sea identifies the territorial seas extends ___ nautical miles off the coast.

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12

Question 29

What does a subsequent boundary take into account that a superimposed does not?

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The ethnic make-up of a place

Question 30

What is a delimiting a boundary?

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Drawing the border on a map

Question 31

A visible or tangible way of showing a boundary between states on the surface of the earth:

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demarcated boundary

Question 32

True or False: Political boundaries always coincide with patterns of language, religion & ethnicity.

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False

Question 33

How is political power expressed geographically?

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control over people, land & resources

Question 34

Connection of people, culture & economic systems to land:

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territoriality

Question 35

Median-line principle applies to what?

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Bodies of water

Question 36

Government management of state boundaries; maintaining boundary, controlling flow of goods & people:

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administered boundary

Question 37

___ boundary is created to accommodate cultural differences after settlement to minimize conflict.

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Consequent

Unit 4 - Part 2 - Borders & Boundaries

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Unit 4 - Part 2 - Borders & Boundaries

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