Microstates - Long Branch Public Schools



Political Map with Feature Identifications On your blank world map clearly label the following features and examples if given. Be aware that several of the same examples are used for different features. You may use colors and write on the back of you map for clarity.Microstates Andorra, S?o Tomé e Príncipe, Barbuda, Singapore, Bahrain, and SealandTypes of boundariesPhysical/Natural?- Boundaries created with naturally occurring features, such as mountains, deserts, and waters.Example: The border between Argentina and Chile is a physical boundary because the Andes Mountains separate the two countries.Ethnographic/Cultural?- A boundary line that coincides with differences in ethnicities, such as language and religion.Example: Ireland has an ethnographic boundary because the lines were drawn according to different religious groups. India is another example with an ethnographic boundary. The borders were drawn according to religion.Geometric?- A political boundary defined and delimited as a straight line or arc.Example: The boundary between the U.S. and Canada west of the Great Lakes is a geometric boundary.________________________________________________________________________________Boundary – OriginRelic?– A boundary that has ceased to function but can still be detected on the cultural landscape. It no longer exists as an international boundary.Example: The Suez Canal in the Northwest corner of Egypt.Superimposed?- boundary imposed on an area by a conquering or colonizing power that is unconcerned about pre-existing cultural patterns. It ignores the existing cultures and is usually established by a higher authority to satisfy the demands of the superpower.Example: The division of Algeria from MaliAntecedent?– A boundary that already existed before the present settlement in that area occurred. The cultural landscape emerged and stayed in place while people moved in to occupy the surrounding area.Example: 49th parallel separating the U.S. and Canada.Subsequent?– A boundary that is established after the settlement with an attempt to accommodate cultural differences. It developed with the evolution of the cultural landscape and is adjusted as the cultural landscape changes.Example: the border between China and Vietnam is the result of a long-term process of adjustment and modification.________________________________________________________________________________Boundary – DisputesAllocational?- Disputes that usually involve conflicting claims to the natural resources of a region, which lie near on in between the boundaries.Example: Oil dispute between Iraq and Kuwait.Definitional?- Dispute that focuses on the legal language of the boundary agreement. The countries fight over the interpretation of boundary treaty terminology. Usually one country will sue the other in the International Court of Justice.Example: The boundary between Chile and Argentina was supposed to follow the highest peaks of the Andes Mountains; however, they almost went to war after discovering oil and gas deposits in the disputed area.Locational?– Dispute that focuses on disagreement of interpretation, delimitation or demarcation of a boundary. Delimitation is the drawing of boundaries on official maps, aerial and satellite images. Demarcation is the physical marking boundaries with the placement of barriers, fences and walls.Example: The dispute between Jews and Muslims in Palestine about where the boundary should be.Operational – Dispute that focuses on all administration of a boundary and how a boundary should function.Example: the United States and Mexico disagree over the issue of illegal immigration into the U.S.Self-Determined PeoplesThe Basque, The Kurds, Catalonia, Chechnya, Falkland Islands, and PalestineShapes of StatesAn labeled example of each:Compact StateProrupted StateElongated StateFragmented StatePerforated StateEnclave ExclaveIsland StateLandlocked StateNation StateMulti-national StateIrredentismBi-national StateMulti-state NationBONUS Multi-state Stateless Nation ................
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