Nassau Community College
GEOG-101- Introduction to Geography
Professor Paluzzi
Chapter 9 – Political Geography
Chapter 9 Terms
antecedent boundary
compact state
consequent boundary
electoral geography
elongated state
enclave
exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
fragmented state
genetic boundaries
gerrymandering
wasted vote
excess vote
stacked vote
geopolitics
geometric boundary
gerrymandering
microstates
multinational state
nation
nationalism
nation-state
natural boundary
perforated state
physiographic boundaries
political geography
prorupt state
relic boundary
state
subsequent boundary
superimposed boundary
Territorial Morphology
Treaty of Antarctica
United Nations Convention on the Law of the
Sea (UNCLOS)
Critical Thinking/Discussion Questions
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Identify and define 5 territorial morphology shapes. Describe political and/or economic problems that may
arise from the shape of the state.
Describe UNCLOS’s zone of diminishing control. Describe the effect of these zones on the microstates of the
world.
Differentiate between the physiographic and geometric boundary types. Provide 2 examples of physiographic
and geometric boundaries.
Define a nation, state, nation-state and multinational state. Provide an example of each. Justify categorizing
the Principality of Sealand as a nation, state, nation-state or multinational state.