1. NORTH AMERICA NOTES UNIT 4

2. FORMAL REGION = BOUNDARIES/BORDERS (PHYSICAL OR HUMAN) FUNCTIONAL REGION = COMMON SYSTEM (LANGUAGE, RELIGION, TRANSPORTATION ROUTES…) PERCEPTUAL REGION = STEREOTYPES OR OPINIONS PLAYGROUND POLITICS - CANADA

3. Factors that affect climate of North America: LEMPOS!

4. L: LATITUDE

5. E: ELEVATION U.S. HAS MORE VARIED VEGETATION ZONES THAN CANADA THE HIGHER YOU GET, THE COLDER IT GETS BECAUSE BOTH AIR PRESSURE & TEMPERATURE DECREASE

6. M: MOUNTAIN BARRIERS

7. P: PROXIMITY TO WATER

8. O: OCEAN CURRENTS CORIOLIS EFFECT: AFFECTS THE DIRECTION OF PREVAILING WINDS

9. S: STORMS

10. SO HOW DO THESE FACTORS AFFECT NORTH AMERICA?

11. ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES HIGH LATITUDES MID LATITUDES LOW/TROPI CAL LATITUDES Trade and trees Agriculture and variety

12. SETTLEMENT PATTERNS PROXIMITY TO WATER AND TRANSPORTATION ROUTES AVAILABLE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES AND ACCESS TO NATURAL RESOURCES GROWTH OF URBAN AREAS = AIR CONDITIONING!!