Physical Features of Asian Continent: BORDERS AND BOUNDARIES

It is a physical or political line that separates geographic areas.

• Borders

• Boundaries

It is a flat representation of the world

• Globe

• Map

• Grid

It is the round representation of the world

• Globe

• Map

• Compass

• Latitude

It is a real or imaginary line that separates two things. In geography, it separates different regions of the Earth.

• Boundaries

• Border

• Line

• Demarcation

These are formed by straight lines (such as lines of latitude or longitude), or occasionally arcs (Pennsylvania/Delaware), regardless of the physical and cultural features of the area.

• Physical Boundaries

• Political Boundaries

• Geometric Boundaries

It is the 0 degrees line that runs horizontally on a map or globe

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

It is the 0 degrees line that runs vertically on a map or globe.

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Latitude

• Longitude

These are the dividing lines between countries, states, provinces, counties, and cities.

• Political Boundaries

• Physical Boundaries

• Geometric Boundaries

It is a boundary that has been imposed on an area by an outside or conquering power.

• Superimposed Boundaries

• Political Boundaries

• Natural Boundaries

Since our topic is about the Physical Features of Asia, have a look at this Issue. Have you ever heard of Límite Zero? It is the only cross-border zip wire globally, from Sanlúcar de Guadiana, in Spain to Alcoutim, Portugal. Interesting right? But it sounds impossible because if we hear the word “border,” the first thing that pops up in our mind is a demarcation line that separates one country from another with secured checkpoints like the ones in Korea, but that is not always the case. Some countries that belong to the Schengen Areas in Europe have almost non-existent borders and are marked only by a line or a road sign. People can freely go in and out from one country to another. It leads us to this question:

“Does protecting the borders encourage the friendly exchange of culture or promote violence?”