4.4 Slides Test Questions

Which type of political boundary is established before there has been major settlement by people in a territory?

• Superimposed

• Subsequent

• Antecedent

• Consequent

What type of boundary takes into account the existing cultural distribution of the people living in the territory and redevelops boundary lines to more closely align with cultural boundaries?

• Consequent

• Subsequent

• Superimposed

• Antecedent

The Berlin Conference imposed arbitrary boundaries throughout the continent of Africa. This is an example of which type of political boundary?

• Geometric

• Antecedent

• Superimposed

• Relic

Which type of boundary is established on straight lines of latitude and longitude instead of physical or cultural boundaries?

• Subsequent

• Geometric

• Relic

• Consequent

What type of boundary is drawn in areas that have been settled by people, typically due to changes that have occurred over time?

• Subsequent

• Geometric

• Superimposed

• Antecedent

The boundary between Nunavut and the rest of Canada was drawn in 1999, establishing a province that coincided with indigenous groups. This is an example of which type of boundary?

• Geometric

• Relic

• Superimposed

• Consequent

Which type of boundary no longer exists, but has left some imprint on the local cultural or environmental geography?

• Antecedent

• Relic

• Consequent

• Geometric

The boundary between East Germany and West Germany during the Cold War is an example of which type of boundary?

• Relic

• Superimposed

• Subsequent

• Geometric