Aphug Unit 4: Boundaries

Antecedent Boundary

a boundary line established before the area in question is well populated

-oceans

-mountains

Ex)Andes Mountains

Subsequent Boundaries

Boundary created while the cultural landscape is evolving and is subject to change over time

-ethnographic

Ethnographic

Related to cultural phenomena

Superimposed Boundary

Drawn by outside powers and ignores existing cultural patterns

Ex) Berlin Conference

Relic boundary

Boundary that has been abandoned for political purposes but evidence of existence is shown on the landscape

Ex) Berlin Wall

Geometric Boundary

a straight line drawn by people that does not follow any physical feature closely

Ex) 49th parallel

Consequent Boundary

A border that is drawn taking into account language, ethnicity, religion, etc

Defined Boundary

Established legal document that divides one entity from another

Delimited Boundary

Drawn on a map by cartographer

Demarcated Boundary

Identified by physical objects on the landscapes

Location Boundary Disputes/ Territorial Disputes

Who possess the land

Irreddentism

Type of expansionism when one country seeks to annex territoriality where it has cultural ties

Operational Boundary Dispute/ functional dispute

Where a boundary is but how it functions

Allocation Boundary dispute

when a boundary separates natural resources that may be used by both countries

Internal Boundaries

Used at the sub national scale to divide countries into smaller units