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A compact State, in the political geography context is a State (country) in which the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly. Compact States are one of six different shapes for States,〔De Blij, Harm. J. & Muller, Peter. O. (2010) "Global Geography", p. 528. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Hoboken. ISBN 9780470553039〕 and are usually not fully circular. The benefits of these states are that they are easiest to defend (they have the smallest possible perimeter), and they are effective with communication and transportation. Negative possibilities for the state include not having access to the ocean and compact states often fracture ethnic groups. Modern examples of compact states include: Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Cambodia, Botswana, Poland, Montenegro. ==External links== * http://geography.about.com/cs/politicalgeog/a/shapestate.htm * http://quizlet.com/2275697/chapter-8-political-geography-flash-cards/ * http://www.scribd.com/doc/8671540/AP-Human-Geo-Political-Geography * http://www.martinsclass.com/aphug/vocab/chapter-8-political-geography/ 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Compact state」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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