Superimposed boundaries are
Boundaries which don’t exist anymore, but are still historically significant
Boundaries created long before a large population existed
Boundaries created by outside powers, ignoring existing borders or differences between groups of people
Boundaries following a straight line
Boundaries drawn where people already exist with differing cultures
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Which of the following is a good example of an antecedent boundary?
The border between the US and Canada
The Berlin wall
The boundary dividing India and Pakistan
The border separating North and South Korea
The boundaries of African states
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The Berlin Wall fell in November of 1989. Which description best defines this political boundary?
Relic boundary
Superimposed boundary
Geometric boundary
Antecedent boundary
Consequent boundary
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What type of boundary is the boundary between India and Pakistan?
Geometric
Relic
Consequent
Antecedent
Superimposed
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Study the map above. The border between Mali and Algeria is mostly represented by what political boundary?
Subsequent
Relic
Consequent
Superimposed
Geometric
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Which of the following is an example of an elongated state?
Namibia
South Africa
The Phillippines
Chile
Cambodia
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Which of the following best describes The United States' size and shape?
Fragmented
Perforated
Fragmented
Protruded
Elongated
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The map above highlights the country of Norway. What shape is Norway's State Morphology?
Elongated state
Compact state
Prorupted state
Perforated state
Fragmented state
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Which of the following best describes a landlocked state?
The state has access to the ocean only on one border
Another state surrounds it
Multiple pieces of the state exist
The state has no access to the ocean on any of its borders.
When the distance from the centre of the country is roughly equal
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Which of the following is an example of a delimited boundary?
A fence dividing two homes
A border wall
Treaties which create borders
Voting districts
Property lines by legal deeds
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Definitional disputes are:
Conflicts over natural resources which are divided by a border
Conflicts over policies at borders that may differ between states
Conflicts over the interpretation of documents that display boundaries
Conflicts between states or regions about control over a specific area
An area where conflict no longer exists, and military force has gone
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Which of the following is not a zone outline by UNCLOS?
Exclusive Economic Zone
Contiguous Zone
Median-Line
Territorial Sea
High Seas
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The border between North and South Korea is known as what kind of political boundary?
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
Frontier
Superimposed boundary
Demilitarized Zone
Ethnographic/subsequent boundary
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Who is responsible for setting out the territorial laws of maritime spaces?
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
The Berlin Conference
The European Union
International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
The country the territory belongs to
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Which of the following is an example of a physical boundary?
The border between India with a high Hindu population and Pakistan with a high Muslim population.
The Great Wall of China
The Andes mountain range between Chile and Argentina
The division between North and South Korea
The divide between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
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If the number of national representatives assigned to each state is changed, this is known as
Gerrymandering
Polarization
Cracking
Reapportionment
Redistricting
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Partisan districts are
Districts which favor one political party over another.
Redrawn district boundaries by state governments
The likelihood that a seat will be lost in an election
When political ideology moves from the center to the extreme
Areas with strong support of a particular party, typically unwilling to compromise
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How might gerrymandering affect election results?
It involves creating new lines for electoral districts, to keep up with the evolving population.
Gerrymandering may give one party an advantage over another, making an election rigged and unfair.
Gerrymandering would typically make the election results very accurate and trustworthy
Ensuring fair results through implementing voter ID systems.
Ensuring that the popular vote is equal to the number of seats obtained in government.
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