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Place and Region

Place and Region. AP Human Geography. Place vs. Region. A place is a point…. A region is an area…. How is location of a place identified?. 1. Place name ( toponym ) Ex. Chicago 2. Site Physical characteristics of a place Ex. Flat land, fertile soil, Lake Michigan 3. Situation

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Place and Region

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  1. Place and Region AP Human Geography

  2. Place vs. Region A place is a point… A region is an area…

  3. How is location of a place identified? • 1. Place name (toponym) • Ex. Chicago • 2. Site • Physical characteristics of a place • Ex. Flat land, fertile soil, Lake Michigan • 3. Situation • Location of a place relative to other places • Ex. In the middle of the country, Northern Illinois, next to Lake Michigan • 4. Mathematical location • Exact location, using latitude and longitude • Ex. 41 degrees N Latitude, 87 degrees W Longitude

  4. Regions • Cultural Landscape • A combination of cultural features that give a place or region it’s unique character. • How is the cultural landscape of Chicago different than Mumbai, India? • How is the North different that the South?

  5. What types of cultural characteristics define a place? • Language • Dialect, slang, accent • Religion • Denomination • Agriculture/ Industry • What is grown or produced? • Folk (local) culture • Music, food, art, architecture, fashion • Political views • Blue state/ Red state

  6. Types of Regions • Formal Region • Everyone has one or more characteristics in common. • Political entities (city, state, country) • What common characteristics to all Illinoisans share?

  7. Types of Regions • Functional Region • Area organized around a node or focal point. • Radio/ TV stations, newspapers, sports teams.

  8. Types of Regions • Vernacular/ Perceptual Regions • Not scientifically precise or exact. • Instead, people perceive the existence of vernacular regions. • The South • The “Southside”

  9. Key Terms • Cultural Ecology • Study of human-environment interaction • Environmental Determinism • Physical environment causes social development • Warm weather causes laziness and poor work ethic---> less development • Possibilism • Environment may limit some actions, but humans can adjust.

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