Question

Give an example of a political boundary that uses physical features. Be specific and name the country(ies) and the physical feature (river, mountain, desert).

Answer 1

Answer:

Spain and France in Europe are separated by the Pyrenees Mountains and their border follows the mountain range.

Explanation:

Political boundaries are the imaginary lines that separate political, national, and state units. The boundaries are defined by the agreement. They can be purely imaginative, defined simply by the legal document. However, demarcated boundaries are physically marked by some sort of placed object – wall, sign, rock, border passage, etc.

Some of the political boundaries of the world have been placed to follow geographical landmarks. They are also called natural boundaries as they follow physical features of nature that are not men-made and positioned.

One of the famous examples is the border between Spain and France.

Spain is positioned on the Iberian peninsula and is separated from France by the Pyrenees Mountains.

The mountain range go-between the Atlantic ocean, and the towns of Hendaye (France) and Irun (Spain) on the west, and the Medditerenian sea, with towns of Cerbere (France) and Portbou (Spain) on the south-east.