A boundary is usually described as the 1) ….. line on the surface of earth separating the territory of one state from another. There is no general rule for determining boundaries. State 2) ….. boundaries are usually determined by express or 3) ……… consent with states neighbours on a case by case basis. Boundaries are not necessarily defined with certainty; many states are still 4) ….. on the precise line of their boundaries and boundaries remain one of the most disputed 5) ….. in international law. Some legal writers establish a 6) …… distinction between natural and artificial boundaries. Natural boundaries would of mountains, 7) …… , the seashore, lakes and deserts. In the author's opinion, most (if not all) international boundaries are artificial. The 8) ….. of natural boundaries is a concept which is arbitrary, and is frequently put forward by states when they think their territory should be extended 9) ….. of other states. Mountains, rivers and deserts do not constitute an obligatory line separating 10) ….. . Many populations live on both sides of a range of mountains, e.g. Basques in the Pyrenees or Tibetans in the Himalayas or a river, e.g. 11) …. , Euphrates.
land, at the expense, firm, tacit, notion, the Nile, disputing, imaginary, rivers, people, issues
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