Explaining of the Role of Geographical Explorations in Changing of the international Boundaries and the Political Map of the World

Zarei; Bahador; Delshadzad; Jalil

Volume : V, Issue : V, May - 2015

Explaining of the Role of Geographical Explorations in Changing of the international Boundaries and the Political Map of the World

Zarei, Bahador, Delshadzad, Jalil

Abstract :

In the past periods, most of the geographical explorations were for territorial greed and the accumulation of wealth, and consequently after the occupation of the territories were changed the boundaries of the territories. And even on the political map of the world were drawn with the changes. Changing and evolution of international boundaries and then the change of the political map of the world, especially is very important in the age of explorations. Because geographical explorations with its expanding to the other continents and the occupation of several countries has been provided the cause of the boundary changes at the international level. In terms of nature and research method, the study is based on historical method and descriptive – analytic. Researchers in the field of boundary research should not focus only on aspects of the body of knowledge and function of the boundaries rather have to focus on aspects of philosophy and the factors that were caused the formation of boundaries and the change of the political map of the world. So the purpose of this research is to answer this question; have geographical explorations had a huge impact in international boundaries and political map of the world?