Political Vocab #2 AP Human Geography

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a political boundary that takes on a clear and neat geometric shape

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Geometric Boundary

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A boundary that no longer exists, although it may still appear on the cultural landscape

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Relic Boundary

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A boundary that already existed before the present settlement in that area occurred. The cultural landscape emerged and stayed in place while people moved in to occupy the surrounding area

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Antecedent boundary

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A border that is drawn on a map

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Delimited border

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the process where political officials redraw voting districts.

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redistricting

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a boundary that is imposed on the cultural landscape which ignores pre-existing cultural patterns

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Superimposed boundary

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boundaries that are created after one or more groups have settled in a region. It developed with the evolution of the cultural landscape and are formed based on religious, ethnic, linguistic, and economic differences between groups of people

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Subsequent boundary

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a border that is established by a legal document

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Defined border

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boundaries in the world's oceans

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Maritime border/boundary

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A boundary along some sort of physical or cultural feature (like a river, mountain range or language)

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Consequent Boundary