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TERRITORIAL MORPHOLOGY
Why talk about this in Southeast Asia?
Compact State A country with a roughly circular shape Examples
CambodiaZimbabweLesothoUruguayFrance
Protruded State Definition: Countries that have an
extended arm or panhandle of territory Examples:
MyanmarThailandDemocratic Republicof the CongoCroatiaAustria
Elongated State Definition: A state whose territory is long
and narrow in shape Examples:
VietnamChileArgentinaNorwayMalawi
Fragmented State Definition: a state that includes several
discontinuous (not touching) pieces of territory.
Examples:PhilippinesIndonesiaUnited StatesUnited KingdomTurkey
Perforated State Definition: A country that completely
surrounds another country. Examples:
South AfricaItaly
Non-exampleSpain and France
Practice Write the type of shape each of the
following states is: 1. Florida
2. Michigan
3. Wyoming
4. Oklahoma
5. Rhode Island
6. Mississippi
Practice Write the type of shape each of the
following states is: 1. Florida
ElongatedProtruded
2. Michigan Fragmented
3. WyomingCompact
4. Oklahoma Protruded
5. Rhode Island Fragmented
6. Mississippi Elongated, Protruded