5. • States What state are you from?
Canada/Spain/Argentina/South Africa – provinces
Guatemala/Columbia/Cameroon – departments
Japan/Greece – prefectures
Italy/France – regions
U.K. – counties
USA/Mexico/Brazil/Germany/Australia - states
8. • On your skeletal notes, list these areas
from largest to smallest (city, continent,
coutry, state, county). These all have
formal borders.
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9. • A region is an area with definable
characteristics, but not always fixed
boundaries. In other words, an area with
similar, or common, characteristics.
Remember there are two types of
boundaries—formal and functional.
Formal boundaries would be “fixed”, but
functional boundaries aren’t necessarily
“fixed.”
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10. • A region can be defined by natural or
artificial features—mountains, rivers,
deserts, language, religion, government,
etc.
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11. • A famous geographer, Carl Saur, coined a
term called a “Cultural Landscape” that is
the natural area plus culture (or human
interaction). A cultural landscape is a
region.
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17. • Region in a city (yes, it’s possible!)
East Bench (Wasatch Hollows) - SLC
Sugarhouse -
SLC
18. With a Partner
• What are regional characteristics of
Cottonwood Heights/Sandy? List these
elements.
• Name another region you are familiar
with and explain what factors make it a
region.
• Be Ready to Share!