Warm Up
Describe the
“Movement” theme
of geography, and
give three examples.
Regions
21 Accents https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UgpfSp2t
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What is a region?
An area of Earth’s surface with
related geographic characteristics,
both physical and human
Religion
Climate
Vegetation
Technology
Language
Politics/Government
Types of Regions
Formal
Cultural
Functional
Perceptual
What kind of region am I?
Formal
Can be proven to exist
Data can be collected about them
Cultural Region
A type of Formal Region
People who have one or more
cultural traits in common
Language
Religion
Historical traditions
Functional Regions
Have a use
Have a center and are connected
with the area around it by some
form of transportation route
Central
Point
Perceptual Regions
Opinions about regions
Stereotypes
No clear boundaries
Not based on facts
Who
lives
here?
Dialect vs. Language
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Activity
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Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LVXiM_u
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Videos
21 Accents (Amy Walker) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UgpfSp2t6k
NY Accent (Amy Walker) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTUcMvROlw
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Do NY’ers Think They Have An Accent? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlILInD-JkM
Mapping How Americans Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HLYe31MBrg
Accents In Media
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Fargo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4Je2WxsqW
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Fargo (2) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXEHwUBubk
Legally Blonde