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Sep 9, 2021 · 5 Basic Shape of States. Compact, Elongated, Prorupted, Perforated and Fragmented. Click on Link: A Country's Shape Can Impact Its Fortunes and Destiny. GEOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF STATES. • Reminder that in political geography a state is equivalent to saying a country. • Size -- does size impact how wealthy and powerful a state is?
For geographers, the term state refers to an organized territory led by a government that has control over its domestic and foreign interests. Sovereignty broadly refers to the authority of a state to govern itself within a territory and levels of sovereignty can vary.
Introduction. Territorial morphology is a geopolitical term for the shapes of states which can be categorized as compact, prorupt, elongated, fragmented, and perforated (Figure 1). Compact states have a round shape and therefore enclose the maximum area with the minimum perimeter.
