1. 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

2. Uniqueness of Place
Place and Region

3. 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

4. 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

5. Latitude and Longitude

6. 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

7. Time Zones
Each 15° of longitude equals 1 hour

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

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

10. 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

11. 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

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

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

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

15. French Kissing
(Formal Region by cultural value)
Formal Region

16. Region that felt the shaking of the DC Earthquake
Functional Region

17. Area of delivery for a restaurant.
Functional Map

18. Vernacular Region