compact states prorupted states elongated states fragmented states perforated states
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BOUNDARIES AND THE SHAPE OF STATES
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FIVE BASIC SHAPES
COMPACT STATES PRORUPTED STATES ELONGATED STATES FRAGMENTED STATES PERFORATED STATES
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COMPACT STATES The distance to the outside does not vary
significantly. (Ideal would be a circle with the capital in the middle.
Benefits are good communication and connectedness between all areas
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PRORUPTED STATES An otherwise compact state with a large
projecting extension Why?
1. Extension can cause access to a resource such as water or as a transportation corridor.
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To prevent two states from sharing a border
Example: Afghanistan The British used it
to prevent Russia from sharing a border with Pakistan (formerly part of India)
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ELONGATED STATES Problems are potential isolation
4000 km in length
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Fragmented States Includes several discontinuous pieces of
territory. Technically all states that have offshore islands are fragmented
Two types: those separated by water those separated by land
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Separated by Water Indonesia (13,677 islands) breeds the
problem of isolation and independence. Timor-Leste gained its independence in
1999 after conflict
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Separated by Land
Examples: U.S.A. – Alaska, Russia- Kaliningrad
India – Tin Bigha corridor allows Bangladesh to have two areas connected
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Tin Bigha Corridor
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Perforated States
One state completely surrounds another state
The state within is completely dependent on that which surrounds it.
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Other Terms
Landlocked State (no access to oceans) Frontier (a zone where no state exerts
control and is a tangible geographic area vs. an infinitely thin line)
Waziristan in Pakistan
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Physical Boundaries (mountains, rivers, deserts) Geometric Boundaries 49th parallel between
Canada and the United States Libya and Chad