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Boundaries - geography.

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Boundaries - geography. Irregular Boundaries As modern nation-states evolved in Europe from the 15th to the 19th century, they used steadily improving surveying and mapping techniques to demarcate stable, precise boundaries. These boundaries generally separated preexisting territorial units, such as church parishes or the possessions of aristocratic dynasties. For example, Belgium largely occupies the former territory of the Habsburg dyn...

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