Unit 5 Week 2

process when borders are claimed, negotiated, or captured

• Dispute

• Definition

• Demarcation

• Delimitation

process when physical markers are placed to identify a border/boundary

• Dispute

• Definition

• Demarcation

• Delimitation

process when borders are identified or placed on a map

• Dispute

• Definition

• Demarcation

• Delimitation

boundary established before recorded history

• Antecedent Boundary

• Relic Boundary

• Subsequent Boundary

• Superimposed Boundary

former boundaries that still have political or cultural meaning

• Antecedent Boundary

• Relic Boundary

• Subsequent Boundary

• Superimposed Boundary

boundary established over existing cultural boundaries by outside forces or powers

• Antecedent Boundary

• Relic Boundary

• Subsequent Boundary

• Superimposed Boundary

boundary established after conflict or cultural change  

• Antecedent Boundary

• Relic Boundary

• Subsequent Boundary

• Superimposed Boundary

natural features like rivers or mountains

• Physical Border

• Consequent Border

• Geometric Border

estimated cultural boundary between nations, ethnic groups, or tribes

• Physical Border

• Consequent Border

• Geometric Border

boundary established along lines of latitude and longitude

• Physical Border

• Consequent Border

• Geometric Border