Do Now
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How do states get their shape? This is
the name of a popular show on the
history channel but take a minute to
think about the United States and how
states like Oklahoma, and Texas
became their present shape? What is
unique about certain shapes of
countries?
POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
Shapes of Countries
COMPACT STATE
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One possessing roughly circular
territory in which the distance from the
geometric center to any point on the
boundary exhibits little variation
PRORUPTED STATE
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One possessing territory that is at least
in part a narrow, elongated land
extension protruding from a more
compact area
May have one or more peninsulas, that
may be surrounded by land rather than
water.
ELONGATED STATE
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Long and narrow.
Found in places where the size of the
country is restricted by physical barriers
such as mountains or seas.
Fragmented State
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One whose territory consists of several
separate, non-contiguous parts, often
isolated from one another by
international waters or even the land
areas of other states.
PERFORATED STATE
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One that completely encloses another
state and is therefore perforated by it.
Most are small enclaves such as the
Vatican that perforates Italy.
Microstate
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Has less than 1000 sq Kilometers
Assignment
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Create a PowerPoint in Google Docs
Title it, “States and Their Shapes”
Find at least one example of each shape, give a
definition, and explain why you believe it fits that
shape
Try not to use the same example as seen here, but
for perforated you may have to
Share with me when finished (due Friday)