What are definitional boundary disputes?

Disputes over the interpretation of the original boundary documents

Disputes over the location of the boundary

Disputes over the use of resources on the boundary

Disputes over how to handle major issues with the boundary

What are locational boundary disputes?

Disputes over the location of the boundary

Disputes over the interpretation of the original boundary documents

Disputes over the use of resources on the boundary

Disputes over how to handle major issues with the boundary

What are operational boundary disputes?

Disputes over how to handle major issues with the boundary

Disputes over the interpretation of the original boundary documents

Disputes over the location of the boundary

Disputes over the use of resources on the boundary

What are allocational boundary disputes?

Disputes over the use of resources on the boundary

Disputes over the interpretation of the original boundary documents

Disputes over the location of the boundary

Disputes over how to handle major issues with the boundary

What is the United Nations convention on the law of the sea?

A conference to better understand how to deal with boundary disputes in the sea

A convention to allocate natural resources in the sea

A set of laws regulating passage of ships

A conference to resolve boundary disputes in the sea

What is the territorial waters zone?

The area within 12 nautical miles from the shore

The area beyond 200 nautical miles from the shore

The area between 24 and 200 nautical miles from the shore

The area between 12 and 24 nautical miles from the shore

What is the contiguous zone?

The area between 12 and 24 nautical miles from the shore

The area beyond 200 nautical miles from the shore

The area within 12 nautical miles from the shore

The area between 24 and 200 nautical miles from the shore

What is the exclusive economic zone (EEZ)?

The area between 24 and 200 nautical miles from the shore

The area beyond 200 nautical miles from the shore

The area within 12 nautical miles from the shore

The area between 12 and 24 nautical miles from the shore

What happens in the international waters?

No state has control over any resource or disagreement

States may enforce laws concerning pollution, taxation, customs, and immigration

States have the sole right to the natural resources in the area

States can take their disputes to the international court of justice

What is the main dispute in the South China Sea?

Dispute over the ownership of the islands

Dispute over how to handle major issues with the boundary

Dispute over the use of natural resources

Dispute over the location of the boundary

What has China been doing in the South China Sea?

Building islands and military bases

Taking disputes to the international court of justice

Enforcing laws concerning pollution, taxation, customs, and immigration

Why has the United States gotten involved in the South China Sea dispute?

To claim ownership of the South China Sea

To hinder China's claim to the sea

What is two coastal states share a waterway and are less than 24 nautical miles apart?

The distance between the two coasts is divided by half between the two

They share all of the territory

Neither control any part of the territory

4.5 The Function of Political Boundaries Quiz

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Countries legally define and agree to where borders are located through an agreement or treaty.

Defined boundary

Delimited boundary

Demarcated boundary

Administered boundary

Exclave

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identifying the location of the defined boundaries on a map. Usually at the same time that boundaries are defined and done through a legal designation.

Defined boundary

Delimited boundary

Demarcated boundary

Administered boundary

Exclave

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Visible marking of the landscape with objects, such as fences or signs.

Defined boundary

Delimited boundary

Demarcated boundary

Administered boundary

Exclave

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Legal management of the border through laws, immigration regulation, documentation, and prosecution.

Defined boundary

Delimited boundary

Demarcated boundary

Administered boundary

Exclave

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

territories that are part of a state, yet geographically separated from the main state by one or more states.

Defined boundary

Delimited boundary

Demarcated boundary

Political enclaves

Political exclave

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

states, territories, or parts of a state or territory that are completely surrounded by the territory of another state

Defined boundary

Delimited boundary

Demarcated boundary

Political enclaves

Political exclave

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Defined boundary

Delimited boundary

Demarcated boundary

Political enclaves

Political exclave

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4.5 The Function of Political Boundaries

Countries legally define and agree to where borders are located through an agreement or treaty.

Identifying the location of the defined boundaries on a map. Usually at the same time that boundaries are defined and done through a legal designation.

Visible marking of the landscape with objects, such as fences or signs.

Legal management of the border through laws, immigration regulation, documentation, and prosecution.

territories that are part of a state, yet geographically separated from the main state by one or more states.

states, territories, or parts of a state or territory that are completely surrounded by the territory of another state

Example demonstrates a...

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