AP Human Geography Unit 5 - Boundaries & Boundary Disputes

Defined Boundary

Treaty or legal document

Delimited Boundary

Drawn on map in agreement

Demarcated Boundary

VISUALLY MARKED

-walls

-posts

-fence

How Boudnaries are Administered

-administered: the enforcement & maintaining of a boundary by government

-who can cross?

-what goods can cross?

-demarcated?

Natural/Physical-Political Boundary

Boundaries that follow a natural feature in the landscape

Artificial/Geometric Boundary

usually drawn according to latitude & longitude

Antecedent Boundary

Drawn across an area before it is well populated & before there is any significant cultural landscape

Subsequent Boundary

established after an area has been settled

Superimposed Boundary

forcibly drawn by a conquering power

Relic Boundary

no longer functions as a boundary but shows on the cultural landscape

Definitional Boundary Disputes

there's a disagreement as to the DEFINITION of the boundary

Locational Boundary Disputes

demarcation or delimitation of a boundary is disputed

Operational Boundary Disputes

neighboring countries disagree how border should function

Allocational Boundary Disputes

Conflicts related to the location and regard to extraction of natural resources