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UNIT 17 (Regions / Major mountain chains)

(4-5) 9A Identify physical and / or human factors such as climate, vegetation, language, trade networks, political units, river systems, and religion that constitute a region (part of the TEK)

(4-5) 9B Describe different types of regions, including formal, functional, and perceptual regions

VOCAB ESPN

Geographic Region

A geographic region represents a cluster of human or physical characteristics. A region changes over time. People may disagree on what defines it and it may change overtime as the population changes. It is separated from other regions by transition zones. Types of regions are formal regions, functional regions, and perceptual regions.

What are the types of regions?

Physical Region

A physical region is like a natural region. Examples of physical regions are like climate, land-forms, vegetation, rivers, and mountains.

What are some examples describing aphysical region?

Human Region

Human Regions are cultural. Examples of like Human Regions are like language, political, religion, ethnicity, and even diseases that thehumans in that area are getting.

What are some examples describing a human region?

Transition Zones

Transition zones are like edges of a region. It is an area of spatial change. It is marked by a gradual change and tends to have a mix characteristics (of both regions).

Describe what transition zones are?

Formal Area

A formal area is based on cold hard facts, such as population.....and per capita, temperature, climate, mountains/valleys, religion, language, or even how much people make for a living....so based on one or more measurable, shared traits that distinguish them from the surrounding area.

EXAMPLES OF FORMAL REGIONS

States- New Mexico, FloridaCountries- Canada, Mexico, USCities- Fort Worth, HoustonThe area of the city where the poorest live. The Mohave Desert of California. U.S. city where 30% speak Hindu.

What is a formal area?

Give an example (different one) of thefollowing

State:

Country:

City:

The area of the city where:

The ___________ desert of ____________.

US. city where 30% speak _________.

Functional Regions

Functional regions are based on interactions. The DFW hub is the are of DFW airport......serves Fort Worth and Dallas.......so it is a functional region....serves a function.....

EXAMPLES: area of houses where a certain fire department will come and put out the fires.

: area of the world that buys certain products :region where your students live

What are functional regions based on? Give an example.

North America region Which are a few details of the region of Canada (shown in the map).

Name 3 mountains that are in the US.

Name 1 mountain chain that looks to continue strongly into Canada.

Which mountain chain is in Mexico?

Name 3 states that look like the Coastal plains covers.

South America Name 3 of the features shown on the map?

Draw the mountain range

Africa

What are some of the desserts in Africa?

What are 4 features really close to Asia?

EuropeName 7 features of Europe shown on the map

Asia Name 7 features of Asia (shown on the Asia map)

Australia Name 3 features of Australia that are shown on the Australia map

State of the unit (New York)

It is a northeastern state

Draw and label the pic of New York state

What are 3 features of New York (shown on the map)

New York is known for the Adirondacks and the Catskills (wilderness)areas.

New York state is also well known for New York city with its tall buildings. Over 50 million people come to see the big apple every year.

What is the animal in the picture?

Did you think New York state had any wilderness?

How tall of a building have you been in (how many floors)?

Would you want to visit New York andgo into the tall buildings (why or why not)?

It is a northeastern state

It has around 8.5 million people in the state.....and around 40% live in New York city (which means it is very crowded in the city).

New York City was the national Capital under the Articles of Confederation.

Alexander Hamilton was from here and The Federalist Papers were published in the newspapers here.......

New York remained the capital through George Washington's inauguration, draft of the Bill of Rights...and even the first Supreme Court session.

Stocks and bonds are traded here....and Sep 11 happened here (twintowers came down).

New York is known for Ellis Island (where the new immigrants used to come in for health checks and processing) before being allowed to become citizens.

Early people of the New York area with Native Americans (Algonquian and Iroquois Nations).

Hurricane Sandy happened in 2012......caused a massive amount in property damages

What is the nickname on the sign for New York state?

Guess which country gave the Statue of Liberty to the US?

Name 5 facts about New York

Country of the Unit (Japan) Name 5 cities in Japan

What are 3 bodies of water around Japan

How far is Japan from the Russians?

What is the nickname for Japan?

What are some of the Wars Japan has fought over the years?

flag....red dot

Japan is located in East Asia. Its nickname is the “Land of the Rising Sun”. The country has around 127 million people.

Wars: First Sino-Japanese War, Second Sino-Japanese War, Russo-Japanese War, and World War 1, World War II.

Japan is in the UN (United Nations member). It is not supposed to declare war on anyone though does have a moderate military.

Japan has 6,852 islands and over 100 active volcanoes.

Japan has a constitutional monarchy.

What kind of government does Japan have set up?

How much do you think it costs to light up all of those billboards for a year? (guess)

Guess what 3 things in the picture are?

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Would you like to see their beautiful temples/palaces?

What does the pic to the left look like?

Guess what year you think this picturewas taken and why did you pick that year?

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Why do you think they may be wearing gas masks and are all of themsoldiers?

Which city do you think this happenedat?

If you lived there, how would you begin to rebuild....what would you start with first? Last?