Understanding Political Boundaries

What is an antecedent boundary?

• A boundary drawn after a territory is settled

• A boundary imposed by external forces

• A boundary drawn before a territory is populated

• A boundary that considers cultural landscapes

Which of the following is an example of a subsequent boundary?

• The boundary between Ghana and Togo

• The Berlin Wall

• The 49th parallel between the US and Canada

• The border between Ireland and Northern Ireland

What distinguishes a consequent boundary from other types?

• It is imposed by colonial powers

• It is a mathematical boundary

• It is drawn with consideration of cultural landscapes

• It is drawn before a territory is populated

Which historical event led to the creation of consequent boundaries in Yugoslavia?

• World War I

• The Berlin Conference

• The fall of the Soviet Union

• The signing of the Treaty of Paris

What is a superimposed boundary?

• A boundary that no longer functions but still has effects

• A boundary drawn by an outside force without regard to cultural landscapes

• A boundary drawn before a territory is populated

• A boundary that follows lines of latitude or longitude

Which of the following is an example of a superimposed boundary?

• The Berlin Wall

• The 49th parallel between the US and Canada

• The boundary between Kenya and Tanzania

• The boundary between Ireland and Northern Ireland

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of superimposed boundaries?

• They are often associated with colonialism

• They can lead to conflicts post-decolonization

• They consider cultural landscapes

• They are drawn by external forces

What characterizes geometric boundaries?

• They are drawn with consideration of cultural landscapes

• They are drawn before a territory is populated

• They follow natural features of the landscape

• They follow lines of latitude or longitude

Which boundary type is exemplified by the Berlin Wall?

• Relic boundary

• Subsequent boundary

• Antecedent boundary

• Geometric boundary

What is a relic boundary?

• A boundary that no longer functions but still has effects

• A boundary drawn before a territory is populated

• A boundary that follows lines of latitude or longitude

• A boundary drawn by an outside force