AP Human Geography / Unit 4: Political Patterns and Processes
4.5 The Function of Political Boundaries
Notes
Boundaries can cause disputes:
- Definitional (wording), locational (where it lies), operational (how it works, like migration), allocational (resources).
- UNCLOS: territorial sea 12 nautical miles; EEZ 200 nautical miles.
Practice
Countries arguing over an oil field that crosses their border:
Resources.
A country's exclusive economic zone extends:
Under UNCLOS.
Disagreement over how to manage border crossings is a(n):
How the boundary functions.
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