FRQ 1: Region 9/13 Bellringer: Think about the border region between the US and Mexico. Write one paragraph in which you describe the border region. What makes that a region? What different TYPES of regions can be used to describe the Border? Can you use all three types of regions to define the Border? How? Why?

FRQ – Free Response Question On the exam – there will be 3 FRQ and you will have 75 min to complete them. FRQs often ask multiple questions. YOU MUST ANSWER EACH QUESTION and EACH PART OF EACH QUESTION.

By what criteria can you define the border region? Functional? (economic? Nodes? Broadcasts?) Formal? (language? Political borders?) Vernacular? (identity?)

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READ THE FOLLOWING FRQ – WRITE DOWN WHAT IT IS ASKING YOU A. Explain how relative location and changing scale help geographers to better understand the borderland region between Mexico and the United States. (4 pts)   B. Define the following concepts as they are used in geography. Using the maps provided, for each of the concepts in part B discuss specific examples to illustrate your understanding. (6 pts) Formal Region Functional Region

READ THE FOLLOWING FRQ – WRITE DOWN WHAT IT IS ASKING YOU Define relative location 1pt Define changing scale 1 pt Determine how they can be used to explain the borderland 2 pts Define functional region 1pt Use examples and reference MAPS to explain a way to understand the borderland as a functional region 2 pts Define formal region 1 pt Use examples and reference MAPS to explain a way to understand the borderland as a formal region 2 pts

USE THE MAPS WE JUST ANALZYED TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING FRQ Explain how relative location and changing scale help geographers to better understand the borderland region between Mexico and the United States. (4 pts)   Define the following concepts as they are used in geography. Using the maps provided, for each of the concepts in part B discuss specific examples to illustrate your understanding. (6 pts) Formal Region Functional Region