ECONOMICS

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Economics

How the states got their shapes?

Each border line on the map of U.S tells a tale. We can analyze that how these states got in the shape in which they are today. The various shapes, these states took did not occur in a fortnight, rather in several decades of time. Every border reflect its own history, they are evidence of struggles those states made for freedom and independence. There are several historical factors that are responsible in shaping up the states, such as their internal clashes over rights of states and slavery, the owner ship of their natural resources and their westward expansion (Stein, 2012).

People are well aware of the map of United States. However, but majority of them do not know that why do they have that specific shape. Each state shape tells a unique historical story. For example, has anyone ever wondered that what is the reason that California is bent? and to wonder on to gold. Similarly, why Oklahoma has a pan handler? The reason may be to shift border for slavery. Likewise, another example is of Missouri; it has a shape of boot, however, the reason for that is massive earthquakes. This reveals that America has got several states with unique geography, social and political history (Stein, 2012).

Boundaries and borders signify limits or discontinuities in space. While they are most often encountered today in their political meaning as territorial lines of division, the terms can be applied in a range of situations such as cultural (i.e., language), economic (i.e., class), or legal (i.e., property) contexts. Typically, there is no distinction between the terms boundary and border in everyday language. Specifically, many authors use border to designate the formal political division line between territorial units, such as states, and boundary to signify the cultural and social ...