Political Geography Quiz 1

A boundary is a vertical plane that cuts through the rocks below and the airspace above, dividing one state territory from another.

• True

• False

What is a GEOMETRIC border?

• A border that is a straight line and sometimes lines of latitude and latitude.

• A border that uses natural features such as mountains, rivers, lakes, or deserts.

• A border that is based on human factors, such as divisions between ethnic or linguistic groups.

What is a Physical boundary?

• A border that is a straight line and sometimes lines of latitude and latitude.

• A border that uses natural features such as mountains, rivers, lakes, or deserts.

• A border that is based on human factors, such as divisions between ethnic or linguistic groups.

What is a cultural boundary?

• A border that is a straight line and sometimes lines of latitude and latitude.

• A border that uses natural features such as mountains, rivers, lakes, or deserts.

• A border that is based on human factors, such as divisions between ethnic or linguistic groups.

What is the DEFINE PHASE of the boundary process?

• Documentation of where the boundary is by listing geographic features of points of latitude and longitude that is written in a treaty.

• Putting the boundary from a treaty on a map officially.

• Constructing physical barriers on the ground to mark border such as; a fence, walls, pillars, posts, signs, or gap in trees.

• Determining how both sides are run.

What is the DELIMITATION PHASE of the boundary process?

• Documentation of where the boundary is by listing geographic features of points of latitude and longitude that is written in a treaty.

• Putting the boundary from a treaty on a map officially.

• Once a border has been written in a treaty and a map, physical barriers are constructed on the ground to mark border such as; a fence, walls, pillars, posts, signs, or gap in trees.

• Determining how both sides are run.

What is the DEMARCATION PHASE of the boundary process?

• Documentation of where the boundary is by listing geographic features of points of latitude and longitude that is written in a treaty.

• Putting the boundary from a treaty on a map officially.

• Once a border has been written in a treaty and a map, physical barriers are constructed on the ground to mark border such as; a fence, walls, pillars, posts, signs, or gap in trees.

• Determining how both sides are run.

What is the ADMINISTRATE PHASE of the boundary process?

• Documentation of where the boundary is by listing geographic features of points of latitude and longitude that is written in a treaty.

• Putting the boundary from a treaty on a map officially.

• Once a border has been written in a treaty and a map, physical barriers are constructed on the ground to mark border such as; a fence, walls, pillars, posts, signs, or gap in trees.

• Determining how both sides are run.

How many miles off the coast do states have exclusive rights to resources or the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)?

• 50 miles

• 100 miles

• 150 miles

• 200 miles

What is a DEFINITIONAL boundary dispute?

• When border treaties are interpreted two different ways.

• When the border moves and states cannot agree upon the border.

• When neighboring states cannot agree on policies that apply to border, especially cross border migration.

• When two sides have a dispute involving the distribution of natural resources.