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Boundary imposed on an area by a conquering or colonizing power that in unconcerned about pre-existing cultural patterns. It ignores the existing cultures and is usually established by a higher authority to satisfy the demands of a super power.
Cultural
Superimposed
Subsequent
Relic
Antecedent
This is an example of which type of boundary?
Subsequent
Symmetric
Geometric
Cultural
Physical
These boundaries are drawn before a significant number of people actually live in the territory. The Western states of the US would be an example of this.
Antecedent
Physical
Cultural
Geographic
Relic
These boundaries exist where borders are shifting and weak. No state has complete political control of the area.
Cultural
Antecedent
Geographic
Frontiers
Geometric
The Arabian Peninsula, Antartica, and Amazonia are all examples of this type of boundary.
Physical
Frontiers
Geometric
Subsequent
Cultural
Imperialism in Africa would be an example of which type of boundary?
Cultural
Antecedent
Frontier
Superimposed
Geographic
This type of boundary are drawn because of mountains, deserts, or bodies of water.
Geographic
Geometric
Cultural
Antecedent
Frontier
A boundary that has ceased to function but can still be detected on the cultural landscape. It no longer exists as an international boundary.
Cultural
Superimposed
Subsequent
Relic
Antecedent
A boundary that coincides with languages or ethnicities on a map or geometric straight lines on a map.
Cultural
Relic
Subsequent
Superimposed
Geographic
Pyrenees Mountains, which serve to separate France and Spain, are an example of which type of boundary.
Physical
Geometric
Antecedent
Cultural
Relic
India with Muslim/Hindu populations would be an example of which type of boundary?
Physical
Cultural
Relic
Antecedent
Geometric
Eastern and Southern Europe having many conflicts with countries such as Poland, Bulgaria, and Romania would be an example of which type of boundary?
Geographic
Relic
Antecedent
Cultural
Geometric
An example of this type of boundary is described as Ireland with the UK Protestants in the North and Roman Catholics in the Republic of Ireland.
Superimposed
Antecedent
Geographic
Relic
Cultural
The 49th parallel separating the US and Canada would be an example of which type of boundary?
Superimposed
Physical
Antecedent
Cultural
Relic
The Berlin Wall between East and West Germany is a great example of which type of boundary?
Cultural
Antecedent
Geometric
Relic
The border between China and Vietnam is the result of a long term process of adjustment and modification. Which type of boundary would this be?
Subsequent
Antecedent
Relic
Physical
Cultural
The Andes Mountains separate Chile and Argentina. Which type of boundary is this?
Physical
Geometric
Superimposed
Cultural
Subsequent
This would be an example of an antecedent boundary because
It existed before the area had been settled
It no longer exists, but still has an impact on the landscape
It was established by colonial powers who did not care about existing cultural lines
People knew in advance when they moved into the region which side of the border they were living on
It exists because of the physical boundary that separates it, e.g., body of water, mountain, etc.
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