Boundary Types n Physical Boundary major physical features

Boundary Types n Physical Boundary: major physical features such as a desert, mountain ranges, and/or water bodies that serves as a means of separation, ie. Great Lakes, Pyrenees Mountains, and Sahara desert.

Boundary Types n Geometric Boundary: straight lines that serve as political boundaries that are unrelated to physical and /or cultural differences, ie. 1300 mile United States/Canadian border.

AOZOU STRIP Chad-Libya Boundary is a straight line drawn across the desert in 1899 by the French and British to set the northern limits to the French colonies in Africa. 1912 -Italy seized Libya and demanded that the French in Chad move the boundary south. 1935 -France agreed to move the boundary 60 miles to the south, but Italy wasn't satisfied. 1973 -Libya seized it and eventually Chad won it back

Boundary Types n Cultural Political Boundary: political boundary that separates different cultures, ie. former Yugoslavia.

Boundary Types n Religious Boundary: boundary that separates different religions, ie. Northern Ireland/Ireland.

Boundary Types n Language Boundary: boundary that separates different language speakers, ie. traditionally many countries in Europe such as England, France, Spain, and Portugal.

Boundary Types n Antecedent Boundary: boundary that was created before the present day cultural landscape developed, ie. Malaysia/Indonesia on the island of Borneo. The northern section is part of Malaysia and the majority of the landscape in the south is part of Indonesia. The boundary passes through a mountainous, sparsely inhabited rainforest where there is a break in settlement.