Question

The 49th parallel separating Canada from the United States across much of western North America is classified as what type of boundary?
A) artificial or geometric
B) ethnographic
C) natural
D) subsequent

Answer 1

Answer:

Option (A)

Explanation:

The 49th parallel usually refers to the line of 49° latitude in the northern hemisphere. The main significance of this line is that it demarcates the boundary between the U.S and Canada. The word 'parallel' that is used here is an imaginary line that depicts the degrees of latitude surrounding the earth is parallel to the line of the equator. This line goes through places such as Asia, Europe, North America, the Pacific Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean.

This line of 49th parallel is classified as an artificial or a geometric boundary.

Thus, the correct answer is option (A).