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    States with elongated shapes have problems with internal communication as distances between borders are greater. They also have issues with isolation of areas furthest from the center. Compact, circular states benefit from shorter distances to borders and better internal communication. States that are perforated or prorupted due to unusual shapes can also experience issues, such as a landlocked state being fully dependent on a surrounding country.

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    States with elongated shapes have problems with internal communication as distances between borders are greater. They also have issues with isolation of areas furthest from the center. Compact, circular states benefit from shorter distances to borders and better internal communication. States that are perforated or prorupted due to unusual shapes can also experience issues, such as a landlocked state being fully dependent on a surrounding country.

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    States with elongated shapes have problems with internal communication as distances between borders are greater. They also have issues with isolation of areas furthest from the center. Compact, circular states benefit from shorter distances to borders and better internal communication. States that are perforated or prorupted due to unusual shapes can also experience issues, such as a landlocked state being fully dependent on a surrounding country.

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    Key Issue #2 Why do boundaries between states cause problems?

    -------Shapes of States

    Compact States: Elongated States:


    • The distance from the center to any boundary does not vary • Have a long and narrow shape
    significantly
    • Examples: Malawi, Chile, Italy,
    • Ideal compact state would be and Gambia
    circle like with the capital in the
    center
    • May suffer from poor internal
    Communication
    • Smaller states have:
    • States located on the extreme ends
    ▪ Increased communication
    can suffer from isolation

    Prorupted States: Perforated States:


    • A compact state with a large projection • A state that completely
    Surrounds another one
    •
    Can be created to provide access to a
    resource • Example: South Africa
    o Example would be water
    o Prorupted states include: Southern Africa,
    • Lesotho is completely
    dependent on S. Africa for
    Congo, Zaire and the Belgians
    all imports and exports
    • Can be created to separate two states that
    Would share a border
    • Examples would include southern Africa,
    And Nambia

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