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What is a region?What is a region?

Definition: A region is an Definition: A region is an area with common features area with common features that set it apart from that set it apart from other areas.other areas.

Regions can vary in size Regions can vary in size from very small to half of from very small to half of the earths surface.the earths surface.

What is a region?What is a region?

1. Go into 1. Go into PAGESPAGES and open a new and open a new blank blank landscapelandscape document. document.

2. Insert a Table with 5 columns and 6 2. Insert a Table with 5 columns and 6 rows.rows.

3. In the first column, add the title 3. In the first column, add the title WORLD REGIONSWORLD REGIONS

4.Below that box add the titles: 4.Below that box add the titles:

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Definition = Regions defined by Definition = Regions defined by EarthEarth’’s natural environment.s natural environment.

Characteristics = physical regions Characteristics = physical regions have common landforms like continents, have common landforms like continents, mountains, plains, etc.mountains, plains, etc.

Examples: Rocky Mountains, Coastal Examples: Rocky Mountains, Coastal Plains, etc.Plains, etc.

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Definition: measures weather Definition: measures weather pattern of an area over a long pattern of an area over a long period of time.period of time.

Characteristics: rainfall Characteristics: rainfall totals, temperatures: averages, totals, temperatures: averages, highs, and lowshighs, and lows

Example: climate at equator is Example: climate at equator is hot and humid, climate at north hot and humid, climate at north pole is a cold and snowy.pole is a cold and snowy.

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Definition: The language, religion, and Definition: The language, religion, and ethnic heritage of a group of people.ethnic heritage of a group of people.

Characteristics: groups with common Characteristics: groups with common languages, religions, nationalitieslanguages, religions, nationalities

Example: Example: Latin America Latin America is a cultural is a cultural region...( it includes South America, region...( it includes South America, Central America, and the Caribbean Central America, and the Caribbean Islands ... most people speak Spanish, Islands ... most people speak Spanish, Portuguese, or French... most of the people Portuguese, or French... most of the people are Roman Catholic in faith... it puts are Roman Catholic in faith... it puts together a wide range of people with similar together a wide range of people with similar characteristics.)characteristics.)

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Definition: the area contained Definition: the area contained is set up by a government.is set up by a government.

Characteristics: the physical, Characteristics: the physical, cultural, and climate regions cultural, and climate regions might be very different within might be very different within the region. the region.

Examples: the United States, Examples: the United States, China, Texas, MichiganChina, Texas, Michigan

Political RegionsPolitical Regions

1.1. Add pictures & maps to Add pictures & maps to each of the columns that each of the columns that represent the region. represent the region.

2.2. (Use Google Images)(Use Google Images)

3.3. cite the cite the URL source URL source at at the bottom of the picture.the bottom of the picture.

4.4. Upload the table to MoodleUpload the table to Moodle

AssignmentAssignment