Political Vocab #2 AP Human Geography

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

• Geometric Boundary

• Consequent Boundary

• Defined border

• Delimited border

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

• Relic Boundary

• Superimposed boundary

• Subsequent boundary

• Antecedent boundary

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

• Relic Boundary

• Superimposed Boundary

• Subsequent boundary

• Antecedent boundary

A border that is drawn on a map

• Geometric Boundary

• Consequent Boundary

• Defined border

• Delimited border

the process where political officials redraw voting districts.

• Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)

• redistricting

• Gerrymandering

• Supranationalism

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

• Relic Boundary

• Superimposed boundary

• Subsequent boundary

• Antecedent boundary

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

• Relic Boundary

• Superimposed boundary

• Subsequent boundary

• Antecedent boundary

a border that is established by a legal document

• Geometric Boundary

• Consequent Boundary

• Defined border

• Delimited border

boundaries in the world's oceans

• demarcated border

• Berlin Conference

• Demilitarized zone

• Maritime border/boundary

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

• Geometric Boundary

• Consequent Boundary

• Defined border

• Delimited border