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REGIONS AND SPHERES

REGIONS AND SPHERES. Earth’s Four Sphere. Biosphere. All life. All land. Atmosphere. All gasses . Lithosphere. Hydrosphere. All water. The four spheres = Environment. Just For Fun. Hydrosphere. The water is HYDROSPHERE but the green is caused by the BIOSPHERE. Lithosphere. REGIONS.

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REGIONS AND SPHERES

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  1. REGIONS AND SPHERES

  2. Earth’s Four Sphere Biosphere • All life • All land Atmosphere • All gasses Lithosphere Hydrosphere • All water The four spheres = Environment

  3. Just For Fun Hydrosphere The water is HYDROSPHERE but the green is caused by the BIOSPHERE Lithosphere

  4. REGIONS

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

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

  7. Perceptual (Vernacular) Region I’m from “Down Under” mate! • 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.

  8. Functional Region

  9. Formal Region

  10. Formal Region Spanish Speaking Countries

  11. Perceptual Region YANKEE!!!

  12. Functional Region

  13. Formal Region CORN BELT

  14. Functional Region DART SYSTEM MAP

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