4.5 What causes conflict over boundaries?

The control over specific resources within a nation

The control and influence over a specific geographic space

The process of establishing political boundaries

The study of geographic features that separate nations

A region with overlapping territorial claims causing instability

A border created by a physical landscape feature

A strategic strait or canal that is narrow and can be blocked to control sea traffic

An area where a country exerts economic influence over another nation

Regions where natural disasters frequently occur

Areas with high concentrations of mineral resources

Regions of instability located between states with overlapping territoriality

Borders that no longer exist but have left cultural imprints

Antecedent boundary

Consequent boundary

Relic boundary

Superimposed boundary

The border between East and West Germany during the Cold War

The 49th parallel separating the United States and Canada

The Chinese-owned railroad in Kenya creating crushing debt and Chinese control

The boundary between Nunavut and the rest of Canada established in 1999

Boundaries are always accepted by all parties

Boundaries coincide with cultural, national, or economic divisions

Boundaries never influence identity or resources

Boundaries are only defined by physical features

To establish sovereignty

To express political power

To promote cultural unity

To manage conflict

Defined

Delimited

Demarcated

Administered

United Nations Coalition of Land and Sea

Unified Natural Conservation of the Living Sea

United National Council for Local Services

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

12 nautical miles

50 nautical miles

100 nautical miles

200 nautical miles

Fishing rights only

Piracy and maritime crime

Territorial claims by multiple countries

Tourism-related disputes

Median Line Principle

Equidistant Principle

Territorial Waters Principle

Exclusive Economic Zone Principle

Disputes over resources and territory

Cultural and national differences

Economic interests

All of the above