Borders and Boundaries

Mountains, rivers, and oceans are examples of what types of borders?

• Political Borders

• Physical Borders

• Man-made borders

• National Borders

Boundary imposed on an area by a conquering or colonizing power that in unconcerned about pre-existing cultural patterns. It ignores the existing cultures and is usually established by a higher authority to satisfy the demands of a super power.

• Cultural

• Superimposed

• Subsequent

• Relic

• Antecedent

This is an example of which type of boundary?

• Subsequent

• Symmetric

• Geometric

• Cultural

• Physical

A boundary that has ceased to function but can still be detected on the cultural landscape. It no longer exists as an international boundary.

• Cultural

• Superimposed

• Subsequent

• Relic

• Antecedent

Pyrenees Mountains, which serve to separate France and Spain, are an example of which type of boundary.

• Physical

• Geometric

• Antecedent

• Cultural

• Relic

The border between China and Vietnam is the result of a long term process of adjustment and modification. Which type of boundary would this be?

• Subsequent

• Antecedent

• Relic

• Physical

• Cultural

A type of political boundary that separates people of different ethnicities, religions, languages, etc.

• Cultural Boundary

• Physical Boundary

• Administrative Boundary

• Constitutional Boundary

Is this a physical, political, or cultural boundary?

• Political

• Physical

• Cultural

What is it called when a country breaks apart into several smaller countries?

• Centripetal Force
• Nation State
• Fragmented State
• Balkanization

When something helps bond the people within a country, it is called a:

• Nation-State
• Centripetal Force
• Centrifugal Force
• Stateless Nation