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A natural border is a Border between State s which are composed of natural objects such as River s, Mountain Range s, or Desert s.

Having a natural border is Strategically very useful, as invading Armies have a hard time crossing such a border. They are also easily Defended .

Expanding until natural borders are reached, and maintaining those borders once conquered, have long been major , later the Rhine river, the Danube river, the Sahara desert, and others.
From the Middle Ages onwards until the Industrial Revolution , France sought to expand its borders towards the Alps, the Pyrenees , and the Rhine River, while gradually releasing any territories held on the far side of those borders, because they were difficult to hold successfully in the long run.