Shape Profile
SHAPE
DEFINITION
REAL-WORLD
EXAMPLE
PROS
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Compact
Fairly equal width and
length
Romania
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Prorupted
Elongated
Fragmented
Compact with a large
projecting extension
Disproportional length
and widths
Mexico
-
Sweden
Lands interrupted by
international waterways Japan
or the territory of another
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CONS
Easy for government to connect with all
parts of the state
Easier to defend from
invaders
Can give a state access
to resources
Can be a buffer for
states that might’ve
been neighbors
Often lacks a variety
to different resources
Frequently
landlocked
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The government
might lose influences
in some places
because of the
distance
Difficult to place a
capital city
Usually located by
bodies of water
Harder to attack
Usually have easy
access to water
Can be difficult to
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People in the
prorupted area could
feel too isolated
The extension could
also be easily invaded
Some parts of the
state can feel isolated
Can be difficult to
state
invade
defend
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Perforated
Lands completely
surround another state’s
land
Bangladesh
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Harder to attack
Enclosed state can be
a good ally
Can lead to problems
with enclosed state
Enclosed state might
have to depend on
the outside state for
some resources