1. Looking at Regions 5 Themes of Geography: Region! “What do places have in common?”

2. “States and territories, borders of a nation!” Political Regions political refers to government. – area of land where the people are ruled under one government. – Can be called a country or a nation – The world has almost 200 nations.

3. Nations The world’s largest nation based on land area is Russia. Russia covers more than 6.5 million square miles.

4. Smallest nation: Vatican City: located in the middle of Rome, has an area of only one-sixth of one square mile.

5. Borders Each nation usually has clearly defined borders. A border, as seen on a map, is a line that divides one nation from another. – Can be invisible line – Can be physical feature (like a river, etc.)

6. Why could borders change? Empires – Rise and fall Colony – Area of land ruled by a government in another land War

7. Subregions When a region is broken into smaller parts. Example: – Mexico is broken into 33 smaller political regions called states. – The United States is broken into 50 smaller political regions called states.

8. Subregions States can be broken down further into: – Cities – Townships – Counties (or parishes in Louisiana) Neighborhoods School districts

9. Review: What makes a region a political region?

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11. Cultural Regions Divide the world into regions based on culture traits. – These kinds of regions are called cultural regions. Like political regions, cultural regions can be shown on maps. Like political regions, borders to cultural regions can change. Why?

12. Cultural Region: Language

13. Cultural Region: Religion

14. Review: What makes a region a cultural region?

15. Summarize: The world can be studied according to what types of regions? In a ______________________ people live under the same government. In a ______________________ people share a culture trait (such as language or religion).