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Regions
Mrs. Colsant

2. Regions Regions Formal region
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Regions
Regions
Areas of the earth’s surface marked by certain properties.
Based on an established criteria:
Human (cultural) properties
Physical (natural) characteristics
All regions have:
Area
Boundaries
Location
Formal region
Marked by a certain degree of homogeneity in one or more phenomena.
Also called a uniform region or homogeneous region.

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Formal region
Marked by a certain degree of homogeneity in one or more phenomena.
Also called a uniform region or homogeneous region.

4. A Regional Framework of the United States
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A Regional Framework of the United States

5. Discussion Questions What conclusions can be made about this map?
July 3, 2019
Discussion Questions
What conclusions can be made about this map?
What is the Main Idea of the map?
How do you know this?

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Functional region
A region marked less by its sameness than its dynamic internal structure.
A spatial system focused on a central core.
A region formed by a set of places and their functional integration.
Also called a “nodal” region.

7. Ring of Fire Nodal Region
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Ring of Fire Nodal Region

8. Discussion Questions What conclusions can be made about this map?
July 3, 2019
Discussion Questions
What conclusions can be made about this map?
What is the Main Idea of the map?
How do you know this?

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Vernacular Region
A place perceived to exist by their inhabitants, as evidenced by the widespread acceptance and use of a special regional name.
Some are based on
physical environmental features;
others find their basis in economic, political or historical characteristics.
Generally lack sharp borders
Inhabitants of any given area may claim residence in more than one such region.
It grows out of people’s sense of belonging and identification with a particular region.

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Vernacular Regions

11. Discussion Questions What conclusions can be made about this map?
July 3, 2019
Discussion Questions
What conclusions can be made about this map?
What is the Main Idea of the map?
How do you know this?