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Geographic Regions

Geographic Regions. Different types of regions (Latin America & ch 1.1). Geographic Regions: by definition. Formal regions are areas in which a certain characteristic is found throughout them. Functional regions consist of a central place and the surrounding places affected by it.

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Geographic Regions

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  1. Geographic Regions Different types of regions (Latin America & ch 1.1)

  2. Geographic Regions:by definition • Formal regions are areas in which a certain characteristic is found throughout them. • Functional regions consist of a central place and the surrounding places affected by it. • Perceptual regions are defined by people’s attitudes and feelings about areas.

  3. Formal Regions: Political • Areas in which a certain characteristic is found throughout them. • Political units: where all people are subject to same laws and government. • Examples are: • States • Countries • Cities

  4. Formal Regions: Great Plains & the Pampas • Great Plains - temperate (warm) grasslands and fertile soils • Pampas - Argentina and southern South America: temperate (warm) grasslands and fertile soils

  5. Formal Regions: Patagonia • Patagonia: Windswept plateau south of the Pampas • Desolate • Dry • Cold

  6. Formal Regions: The Corn Belt • Corn Belt - Region in USA where corn is grown in abundance

  7. Formal Regions: Chinatown (San Francisco, CA) • Chinatown - San Francisco (other big cities in USA) - Chinese people, restaurants, stores.

  8. Functional Regions • consist of a central place and the surrounding places affected by it. • Often linked by the flow or movement of something • I.e. - Dallas-Fort Worth TX Metropolitan Area = linked by a common airport

  9. Functional Regions: Amazon River Drainage Basin • “Basin” - Bowl or dish-shaped geographic feature. Water runs to and settles in the middle • Amazon River Basin - > 80 in. rain/yr., > 80º F constant temperatures

  10. Functional Region: The Andean Highlands • The Andes Mountains and surrounding highlands are a functional region

  11. Perceptual Regions • are defined by people’s attitudes and feelings about areas. • Sometimes called “vernacular” regions • May vary by individual perceptions The American South: sometimes known as * “Heart of Dixie” * “Dixie” * “Cotton Belt”

  12. Perceptual Regions: The Upper Midwest

  13. Perceptual Regions: The Great American Desert???

  14. Perceptual Regions:Patagonia - “The Land of Giants” ???

  15. Perceptual Regions: World Cities • Paris = City of Lights • Chicago = Windy City

  16. Perceptual Regions: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: The “Marvelous City”

  17. Perceptual Regions: St. Louis Missouri: “Gateway to the West”

  18. Perceptual Regions: Mexico City, Mexico: “The City of Palaces”

  19. Perceptual Regions: Tibet: “The Rooftop of the World”

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