1. Core-Domain-Sphere Model
D.W. Meinig

2. Defining Culture Regions
Core
Domain
DISCUSSION
* Why does the reality of a culture region rarely follow the simplified model presented here?
* Does the Mormon culture region here pre-empt or overlap with the U.S. "Mountain West" culture region?
Sphere
Core / Domain / Sphere
of a Culture Region
Figure 2.3 (p. 39)

3. The zone of outer influence for a culture region.
The zone of greatest concentration or homogeneity of the culture traits that characterize a region.
Core
The area outside of the core of a culture region in which the culture is still dominant but less intense.
Domain
The zone of outer influence for a culture region.
Sphere