GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION

More complex international borders in this follow up to part 1. 
In this video I look at even more enclaves and exclaves.”

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This video (like part 1) shows some great examples of how the political organization of space and administration of borders can get complicated.  Here are the examples (and time in the video when they are covered in the video) on these complex borders:

• Armenia and Azerbaijan (Start)
  
• Uzbekistan–Tajikistan–Kyrgyzstan (2:00)
  
• Exclaves of Germany within Belgium (3:00)
• Disputed border between India, Pakistan, and China (4:05)
• Croatia issues with Serbia and Slovenia (6:41).
• border irregularity between Sweden and Finland (8:26).

Tags: borders, political, territoriality, sovereignty, video.

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Where you find a border, you usually find somebody pissed off about it.

Disclaimer: This article is more glib and crude in its language than I typically post, but there is some great insight in this article about the curiosities that can occur on the borders.  Enclaves, walls, roads, glaciers, and tables all play prominent roles in these 5 quirky borders. 

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“A large percentage of people in Rust Belt cities live on their own.  Cincinnati has 43% of households consist of a single person.  Now, 10 of the 25 cities with the highest percentage of people living solo are Midwestern industrial enclaves including Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and St. Louis, according to 2010 Census data.” 

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