Political Geography

Treaty of Paris,1783.

Treaty of Versailles,1919.

Kyoto Protocol,1997.

NATO Agreement,1949.

It only affects borders resulting from major wars or conflicts between nations.

It solely impacts borders that cease to function but still leave their mark on landscapes.

Geopolitical forces determine them using latitude and longitude regardless of physical terrain or cultural borders.

It only influences boundaries drawn prior to human settlement based on physical landscapes.

The Red Sea

The Ural Mountains

The Sahara Desert

The Amur River

They promote ethnocentrism.

They harm biodiversity.

They disrespect pre-existing cultural divisions.

They are too simplistic.

The Tropic of Capricorn

The 38th parallel north

The Prime Meridian

The Equator

They encourage the creation of autonomous regions based on minority languages.

They often result in the establishment of multiple competing governments within a single state.

They push for redrawing boundaries to align with economic disparities rather than cultural similarities.

They can lead to more homogenized populations supporting unified national policies.

They may disregard existing ethnic or cultural divisions.

They tend to overlap with other types of political boundaries.

Their creation requires extensive geological surveys.

They cause difficulty in mapping accurately.

Antecedent boundary

Subsequent boundary

Relic boundary

Superimposed boundary

They can perpetuate outdated or harmful divisions.

They are too complex to administer.

They disregard population distribution.

They ignore geographic features.

A consequent boundary that takes into account cultural characteristics like language.

A superimposed boundary created by an external power without regard for linguistic diversity.

A geometric boundary disregarding the distribution of linguistic groups.

An antecedent boundary established before major settlements occurred.