In political geography, an enclave is a piece of land entirely surrounded by the territory of another equivalent-level entity (and only that entity). An exclave is a piece of land that is politically connected to a larger piece but not physically conterminous with it because the territory of other equivalent-level entity or entities entirely surround it. Many entities are both enclaves and exclaves. Usually, the enclave (that is not an exclave) takes the form of a borough that is surrounded by the township of which it was originally a part, but other scenarios are possible, e.g.,