AP.GEOG.AHS
Topic 1.7: Regional Analysis - Notes
Geog: ________________
Date: __/__/____
Unit 1 Thinking Geographically
Big Ideas:
SPS-1.A Describe different ways geographers describe regions
Regions are defined on the basis of one or more unifying characteristics or on patterns of activity
What is a region? ___________________________________________________________________________________
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What is a region’s purpose? _____________________________________________________________________________
types of regions:
Type
By definition…
Also,…
? What happens when areas
become recognized for certain
characteristics?
Examples:
Boundaries of Regions
Boundary Type
What is this?
Transition
How can a regional boundary be transitional?
Overlapping
Why do some boundaries overlap?
Examples
Contested
EXITS:
1. __ Why? ___________________________________________________________________________________________
2. __ Why? ___________________________________________________________________________________________
3. __ Why? ___________________________________________________________________________________________
4. __ Why? ___________________________________________________________________________________________