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BOUNDARIES

BOUNDARIES. Geometric Boundaries. Boundaries that follow regular geometric patterns; usually straight lines without consideration for environment or cultural patterns. Physical Boundaries. Cultural Boundaries. Borders based on culture traits such as religion or language.

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BOUNDARIES

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  1. BOUNDARIES Geometric Boundaries • Boundaries that follow regular geometric patterns; usually straight lines without consideration for environment or cultural patterns Physical Boundaries Cultural Boundaries Borders based on culture traits such as religion or language • Boundaries that follow a feature of the landscape such as mountains or rivers

  2. ECONOMIES Traditional/Subsistence Economy • People make goods for themselves and their families; the most basic system; found in poorer, rural areas Market Economy Command Economy The government decides what to produce, where to make it and what price to charge • People freely choose what to buy and sell; competition determines the price of products

  3. Quaternary Economic Activity ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES Tertiary Economic Activity • Process and distribute information; require specialized skills & knowledge • Ex: research scientist, computer programmer, government administrator • Provide services to people and businesses • Ex: doctors, teachers, drycleaners, store clerks, restaurant staff Primary Economic Activity Secondary Economic Activity Use raw materials to produce or manufacture something new Ex: steelmaking, wheat into flour, dairies=milk to cream • Use natural resources directly • Ex: fishing, farming, herding, mining

  4. Sinkhole-a hole in the Earth's surface caused by natural processes of erosion or gradual removal of slightly soluble bedrock (such as limestone) by water

  5. Tree Line-the edge of the habitat at which trees are capable of growing

  6. Tar Sands-sedimentary rocks composed of sand, clay minerals, water and bitumen (oil). Often processed for the oil.

  7. Navigable • deep enough or wide enough to provide passage for vessels such as boats

  8. Taiga • subarctic, evergreen coniferous forest of northern Eurasia located just south of the tundra and dominated by firs and spruces

  9. Cataract • A great downpour; a deluge; such as a large or high waterfall.

  10. Confluence • The connection where two streams begin to flow together

  11. Desertification • The transformation of arable or habitable land to desert, as by a change in climate or destructive land use

  12. Escarpment • a long cliff or steep slope separating two comparatively level or more gently sloping surfaces and resulting from erosion or faulting

  13. Marginal Land • Marginal land is land of poor quality with regard to agricultural use, and unsuitable for housing and other uses

  14. Perennial Irrigation • in which water is controlled so that it can be made to run into the land at regular intervals throughout the year

  15. Veld • An open grassland with few bushes and trees

  16. Monsoon • A wind system in which winds reverse direction and cause seasons of wet and dry weather

  17. Storm Surge • Tropical cyclones’ strong winds cause water to pile up and wash ashore like a high tide

  18. Typhoons • Tropical cyclones that occur in the western Pacific Ocean

  19. Formal Region Has one or more common feature that makes it different from surrounding areas Examples: Sahara Desert, Industrial Park, Dairy Belt, Canada, language, ethnic groups

  20. Functional Region • EXAMPLES: railroad systems, highways, arts districts, shopping malls • Regions that are linked/work together with some form of a center point. If the function of this region ceases to exists, the region no longer exists.

  21. Perceptual (Vernacular) Region • EXAMPLES: “Back Home where I come from…”, “the Midwest”, Dixie, the lower 48… • Reflects human feelings and attitudes. You may not be able to locate them on a map. I’m from “Down Under” mate!

  22. Functional Region

  23. Formal Region Spanish Speaking Countries

  24. Perceptual Region YANKEE!!!

  25. Functional Region

  26. Formal Region CORN BELT

  27. Functional Region DART SYSTEM MAP

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