Unit 4 Vocab #3 - AP Human Geography

Defined Boundary

established by a legal document (treaty, etc.), an invisible line - Treaty of Tordesillas

Delimited Boundary

drawn on a map by a cartographer ot show limits of space - Red Line on the Map

Demarcated Boundary

identified by physical objects placed on the landscape - Berlin Wall

Definitional Boundary Disagreement

when two or more parties disagree over legal documents/maps identifying the boundaries

Locational/Territorial Boundary Dispute

disagreement over where a boundary should be located

Operational/Functional Boundary Dispute

disagreement over how a boundary should function (things like trade, transportation, migration, etc.)

Allocational Boundary Dispute

disagreement over resources (often natural resources the were used by both countries)

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)

went into effect in 1994, 169 countries follow, states that seas are international territory and free for navigation

Territorial Sea

extends up to 12 nautical miles from a countries shore, where they have total sovereignty

Contiguous Zone

coastal states have limited sovereignty for up to 24 nautical miles, where they can enforce laws on customs, immigration, and sanitation

Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)

coastal states can explore, extract minerals, and manage natural resources for up to 200 nautical miles

High Seas

water beyond a country’s EEZ that is open to all states (anywhere beyond 200 nautical miles)

Gerrymandering

the drawing of boundaries for political districts by the party in power to protect or increase its power