This document defines and provides examples of different types of world regions: physical regions defined by natural environments; climate regions characterized by weather patterns; cultural regions united by common languages, religions, and ethnicities; and political regions governed by a single entity. The document instructs the reader to create a table organizing information about each type of region.

1. World Regions
{What is a region?

2. Definition: A region is an area
with common features that set it
apart from other areas.
Regions can vary in size from
very small to half of the earths
surface.
What is a region?

3. Make a Chart for Region Notes
1. Go into PAGES and open a new blank landscape
document.
2. Insert a Table with 5 columns and 6 rows.
3. In the first column, add the title WORLD
REGIONS
4.Below that box add the titles:
DEFINITION
CHARACTERISTICS
EXAMPLES
PICTURES
MAPS

4. World
Regions
Definition
Characteristis
Examples
Pictures
Maps

5. World Physical
Regions Region
Definition
Characteristis
Examples
Pictures
Maps

6. Definition = Regions defined by Earth’s natural
environment.
Characteristics = physical regions have common
landforms like continents, mountains, plains, etc.
Examples: Rocky Mountains, Coastal Plains, etc.
Physical Regions

7. World Physical Climate
Regions Region Region
Definition
Characteristics
Examples
Pictures
Maps

8. Definition: measures weather pattern of an
area over a long period of time.
Characteristics: rainfall totals, temperatures:
averages, highs, and lows
Example: climate at equator is hot and
humid, climate at north pole is a cold and
snowy.
Climate Regions

9. World Physical Climate Cultural
Regions Region Region Region
Definition
Characteristis
Examples
Pictures
Maps

10. Definition: The language, religion, and ethnic heritage of a
group of people.
Characteristics: groups with common languages, religions,
nationalities
Example: Latin America is a cultural region...( it includes
South America, Central America, and the Caribbean
Islands ... most people speak Spanish, Portuguese, or
French... most of the people are Roman Catholic in faith...
it puts together a wide range of people with similar
characteristics.)
Cultural Regions

11. World Physical Climate Cultural Political
Regions Region Region Region Region
Definition
Characteristis
Examples
Pictures
Maps

12. Definition: the area contained is set up by a
government.
Characteristics: the physical, cultural, and
climate regions might be very different within
the region.
Examples: the United States, China, Texas,
Michigan
Political Regions

13. Assignment
1. Add pictures & maps to each of the
columns that represent the region.
2. (Use Google Images)
3. cite the URL source at the bottom
of the picture.
4. Upload the table to Moodle