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World Geography SOL 3: Regions

World Geography SOL 3: Regions. Regions are areas of Earth’s surface that share unifying characteristics. Regions may be defined by physical or cultural characteristics. Regional labels may reflect changes in people’s perceptions.

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World Geography SOL 3: Regions

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  1. World Geography SOL 3: Regions

  2. Regions are areas of Earth’s surface that share unifying characteristics. • Regions may be defined by physical or cultural characteristics. • Regional labels may reflect changes in people’s perceptions. • Regions are used to simplify study & understanding of the world.

  3. Regions of the World

  4. Physical Regions • Sahara • Taiga • Rain forest • Great Plains • Low Countries

  5. Regions & Culture

  6. Cultural Regions • Language – Latin America, Francophone world • Ethnic – Chinatowns, Kurds • Religion – Islam & Buddhism • Economic – Wheat Belts, European Union (EU) • Political – North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) & African Union (AU)

  7. Regional labels reflecting changes in perceptions • Middle East • Sun Belt • Rust Belt

  8. Regional Landscapes • are influenced by climate & underlying geography. • are influenced by the cultural, economic & political characteristics of their inhabitants.

  9. Physical Characteristics • Climate affects types of natural vegetation. • Landforms affect transportation, population distribution & the location of cities.

  10. Cultural Characteristics: Architectural Structures • Religious buildings (e.g. mosques, churches, synagogues, temples, pagodas)

  11. Cultural Characteristics: Architectural Structures • Dwellings (e.g. tiled roofs in the Mediterranean, chalets in Switzerland, thatched roofs in Pacific Islands, tents/yurts in Central & Southwest Asia & castles in Europe

  12. Cultural Characteristics: Statutes of local, national, global significance • Taj Mahal (India) • Kabba (Mecca) • Western Wall (Jerusalem) • Dome of the Rock (Jerusalem) • Church of the Holy Sepulcher (Jerusalem)

  13. Pyramids (Egypt) • Kremlin (Moscow) • Eiffel Tower (France)

  14. Virginia State Capitol Building (Richmond) • Washington Monument • White House • Lincoln Memorial • Statue of Liberty (New York)

  15. Cultural differences & similarities can link or divide a region.

  16. Language • Arab world: Arabic • Hispanic America: Spanish • Brazil : Portuguese • Canada: French & English • Switzerland: Multiple languages • English: international language

  17. Ethnic Heritage • Former Yugoslavia: Serbs, Croats, Bosnians, Albanians • Burundi & Rwanda: Hutus & Tutsis • United States & Switzerland: multiple ethnicities united in one country • Korea, Japan: predominately single ethnicity • Cyprus: Greeks & Turks

  18. Religion as a unifying force • Hinduism • Buddhism • Judaism • Christianity • Islam

  19. Religion as a divisive force • Conflicts between Hindus & Muslims in Pakistan & India • Conflicts between Catholics & Protestants in Northern Ireland • Jews, Christians & Muslims all claiming Jerusalem as their religious heritage site • Conflicts between Sunni & Shi’a (Muslims)

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