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Pitcairn Island is a British Colony. Political Morphology. Shape of countries. What are some negative aspects of a compact country?. Ex. of compacted states are Poland, Romania , Rwanda, Uganda. Ex. of prorupted states include India, Namibia, Thailand, Mynamar.
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Political Morphology • Shape of countries
What are some negative aspects of a compact country? Ex. of compacted states are Poland, Romania , Rwanda, Uganda
Ex. of prorupted states include India, Namibia, Thailand, Mynamar What are some neg. aspects to a prorupted country?
Ex. Vietnam, Russia, Mozambique • What are some positives to an elongated state?
Ex. Bolivia, Paraguay, Burundi, Nepal, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan
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
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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