borders and boundaries

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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?


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