Why are the boundaries crooked lines?
I’ve been staring at the Laos map these few days to plan for my trip.
I can't help but wonder, who decided on the boundaries between countries. Why are they not straight lines?
I can just imagine a Laotian and a Thai at the Laos-Thailand boundary.
Thai: "Hey, you just stepped into my country!"
Laotian: "No, I'm on my motherland. But You! One more step, you'll step into my land. You cannot move, or else I will call the police. You're an illegal immigrant! Keep your feet off my land! ..."
Thai: "#@$^#%@#%^#"
Singapore is an island. There's no shared land boundary with any countries, so I never thought about this before. Now I wonder how those countries guard their borders.
Actually my real question is, why are the boundaries crooked lines?!
posted by WSW at 12:10 PM
2 Comments:
It's hard to find long and perfect straight lines on a natural terrain!
Singapore do have straight borders near Tuas.. as it is reclaimed.
I am interested to know who decides how big a country should be in the first place? By war and conquer??
Easy.
The lines are not straight simply because they follow natural geological features like rivers and mountains. As a result guarding these borders becomes a lot easier since there are usually limited passes in mountain ranges and rivers could not be crossed that easily in the past.
And unlike what you think, there are straight lines for borders as well. These man-made borders are geometric and are usually found in the Middle East and Africa.
Hope this helps you a little.
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