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Political Geography: Country Shapes & Enclaves

Explore different country shapes like compact, prorupted, and elongated states and learn about enclaves and exclaves in political geography. Discover the positives and negatives of each shape. Access PowerPoint presentation for more detailed information.

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Political Geography: Country Shapes & Enclaves

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  1. Pitcairn Island is a British Colony

  2. Political Morphology • Shape of countries

  3. What are some negative aspects of a compact country? Ex. of compacted states are Poland, Romania , Rwanda, Uganda

  4. Ex. of prorupted states include India, Namibia, Thailand, Mynamar What are some neg. aspects to a prorupted country?

  5. Ex. Vietnam, Russia, Mozambique • What are some positives to an elongated state?

  6. Ex. Bolivia, Paraguay, Burundi, Nepal, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan

  7. Exclave vs. Enclave Enclave: • A country or part of a country lying wholly within the boundaries of another. However, an enclave does not have political affinity to the surrounding state. Also, an enclave does not belong to another country. • Lesotho, Vatican City • A distinctly bounded area enclosed within a larger unit: ethnic enclaves in a large city. • Ex. Chinatown in San Francisco or NYC

  8. Exclave vs. Enclave Exclave: • a piece of land which is politically attached to a larger piece but not physically connected with it because of surrounding foreign territory. • Ex. Alaska, Hawaii

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