August 22, 2013 Agenda: Review HW Discuss Uniqueness of Place EQ- How do geographers identify a place? Table of Contents: 15. Region Types Review 16. Geographic Technologies Notes 17. Advertisement Agenda: Review HW Discuss Uniqueness of Place Discuss Region Types Region Types Review (graded) GIS/GPS Technology August 22, 2013 Homework- Finish advertisement Study for Quiz Mental Mapping Project due

Uniqueness of Place Place and Region

Place- Unique Location Place Name Toponym- the name of a place Site the physical character of a place (climate, water sources, topography, soil, vegetation, latitude, elevation) Situation Location relative to other places Mathematical Location Absolute location on the Earth’s surface Place- Unique Location

Mathematical Location Place Name Douglasville, Georgia Site Humid Subtropical Climate Situation 20 miles west of Atlanta, GA Mathematical Location 33° 44' 59" N / 84° 43' 23" W Examples

Latitude and Longitude http://itouchmap.com/latlong.html

Latitude- Circle the globe running E-W 0° = Equator Run to 90° North of the Equator and 90° South of the Equator Longitude- Run N-S 0° = Prime Meridian Run to 180° W of Prime Meridian and 180° E of the Prime Meridian Time Zones are based on longitude

Time Zones Each 15° of longitude equals 1 hour

Regions- Unique Areas Region= an area of the Earth defined by one of more characteristic

A Region is a area bigger than a but smaller than a

The combination of cultural features (language, religion, etc The combination of cultural features (language, religion, etc.), economic features (agriculture, industry, etc.), and physical features (climate, vegetation, etc.) that we use to determine regions The cultural landscape approach (aka regional studies): Carl Sauer and Robert Platt Reach region has its own landscape based on the cultural patterns of the people there and how they interact with the physical environment This is basically the approach of HUMAN GEOGRAPHY! Cultural Landscape Carl Sauer

Types of Regions Formal Functional Vernacular AKA Uniform Region or Homogeneous Region Everyone (or most) in the region share a common cultural value, economic activity or environmental propetry- EX: countries, cities, average income A Region formed by something you can MEASURE Functional AKA Nodal Region A region organized around a focal point The characteristic dominates in the focal point and then diminishes in strength outward EX: Delivery range for a pizza place, area served by Marta Vernacular AKA Perceptual Region People believe that the region exists as a part of their own cultural identity; doesn’t necessarily exist geographically EX: “The South” Types of Regions

World Regions based on common language (cultural value) Formal Region

U.S. Region- The Corn Belt (based on economic activity) Formal Region

Climate Map of Africa (based on environmental property) Formal Region

French Kissing (Formal Region by cultural value) Formal Region

Region that felt the shaking of the DC Earthquake Functional Region

Area of delivery for a restaurant. Functional Map

Vernacular Region