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On the exam – there will be 3 FRQ and
you will have 75 min to complete them.
FRQs often ask multiple questions.
YOU MUST ANSWER EACH
QUESTION and EACH PART OF EACH
QUESTION.
Think about the border region between
the US and Mexico. Write one
paragraph in which you describe the
border region. What makes that a
region? What different TYPES of
regions can be used to describe the
Border? Can you use all three types of
regions to define the Border? How?
Why?
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What criteria can you define the
border region?
Functional? (economic? Nodes?
Broadcasts?)
Formal? (language? Political
borders?)
Vernacular? (identity?)
A. Explain how relative location and changing scale
help geographers to better understand the
borderland region between Mexico and the United
States. (4 pts)
B. Define the following concepts as they are used in
geography. Using the maps provided, for each of
the concepts in part B discuss specific examples to
illustrate your understanding. (6 pts)
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Formal Region
Functional Region
Define relative location 1pt
 Define changing scale 1 pt
 Determine how they can be used to explain the borderland
2 pts
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Define functional region 1pt
Use examples and reference MAP to explain a way to
understand the borderland as a functional region 2 pts
Define formal region 1 pt
Use examples and reference MAP to explain a way to
understand the borderland as a formal region 2 pts
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Explain how relative location and changing scale
help geographers to better understand the
borderland region between Mexico and the United
States. (4 pts)
Define the following concepts as they are used in
geography. Using the maps provided, for each of the
concepts in part B discuss specific examples to
illustrate your understanding. (6 pts)
 Formal Region
 Functional Region