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ap human geography - state shapes & political boundaries

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Learn the five shapes of states and how geography impacts political boundaries in AP Human Geography. This video covers compact, elongated, fragmented, perforated, and prorupted states with real examples to help you understand Unit 4 geopolitical con ...more

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units
Unit 4 – Political Geography
topics
4.3 Political Power and Territoriality4.4 Defining Political Boundaries4.5 The Function of Political Boundaries4.6 Internal Boundaries4.9 Challenges to Sovereignty4.10 Consequences of Centrifugal and Centripetal ForcesTypes of Boundaries, Disputes, and Territorial Morphology

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  • 0:00

    Introduction and Objectives

  • 0:35

    State Morphology Overview

  • 2:08

    Shapes of States

  • 3:09

    Centripetal and Centrifugal Forces

  • 4:40

    Five Basic State Shapes

  • 5:42

    Compact States

  • 7:15

    Prorupted States

  • 9:20

    Shatterbelts and Buffer Zones

  • 10:23

    Elongated States

  • 12:27

    Fragmented States

  • 14:33

    Perforated States

  • 17:41

    Landlocked States

  • 19:15

    Enclaves and Exclaves

  • 21:49

    Spatial Perspective

  • 23:54

    Physical Boundaries

  • 25:59

    Boundary Classifications

  • 29:33

    Superimposed Boundaries

  • 31:08

    Boundary Characteristics

  • 32:44

    Law of the Sea

  • 34:50

    South China Sea Conflicts

  • 36:55

    Electoral Geography

  • 38:59

    Gerrymandering Examples

  • 41:36

    Types of Gerrymandering

  • 43:41

    Organic Theory

  • 44:42

    Heartland Theory

  • 46:18

    Rimland Theory

  • 47:20

    Domino Theory

  • 48:22

    Resources and Summary

  • 1:03:37

    Closing Remarks

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