borders and boundaries
economic zone
200 miles from shore
enclave
a country that is completly surrounded by another
law of the sea
a country's boundary 12 miles into the ocean
nation-state
a country/state where the political boundaries match boundaries of the nation
nation
a group of people that share a common ancestry or common homeland
state/country
a politically organized territory with a permanent population and recognized goverment
creation of boundaries: step 4
administration
delimitation
after agreement, land surveyers go out plotting lines; map is created
exclave
an area that is seperated from its state by another state EX Alaska
demarcation
anything visible is used to mark a boundary EX. fences, walls, signs
fragmented state
countries that are physically seperated into multiple parts EX indonesia
elongated state
countries that are twice as long as they are wide EX italy
perforated state
countries that completly surround another
prorupted state
countries that have a portion extending out from the main area
compact state
countries where the borders are roughly halfway from the center
definition
define which landowner owns which portions of the territory
creation of boundaries: step 1
definition
creation of boundaries: step 2
delimitation
creation of boundaries: step 3
demarcation
public land survey
divided the land into a series rectangles based on lines of longitude
centrifugal force
divides people
who used the long lot system of land division?
french
3 reasons for colonization
god, gold, glory
sovereignty
having full power or authority of rule in a country or complete independence of control by another country
nationalism
having loyalty or devotion to a particular nationality or country
boundaries (borders)
lines that mark ownership of a territory
stateless nation
nation of people without their own country
colonization
the process of establishing settlements in a territory to impose political,economic and cultural control
redistricting
the process of redrawing electoral boundaries to ensure that districts have the same population size
gerrymandering
the process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power
centripetal force
unites people
long lot system
used a series of long lines that stretch off a river or in later time periods off of roads
metes and boundary system
used by the British to mark boundaries for property for people and cities
physical boundary
uses a natural feature such as a river or mountain to mark a territory
geometric boundary
uses mathematical lines such as latitude or longitude
multinational states
when a country is made of people from many nations
administration
with a boundary in place.. who is going to watch over it?