Geography | 1.4

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Which of the following statements is true? A region is a group of places with common physical characteristics. A region is a group of places with common human characteristics.

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Both statements are true.

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The airport that links the Dallas-Fort Worth area is an example of which type of region?

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Functional

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What is the term for a region that consists of a central place, along with surrounding places, and serves a purpose?

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Functional

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The New York metropolitan area consists of New York City, Long Island, the mid and lower Hudson Valley, and most of the largest cities in both New Jersey and Connecticut. This is an example of which type of region?

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Functional

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Which of the following statements is not true?
Formal regions are always political or geographical,
Formal regions are sometimes political or geographical,
Formal regions are sometimes geographical,
Formal regions are sometimes political.

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Formal regions are always political or geographical.

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Which type of region is defined by a dominant characteristic and usually includes clear boundaries?

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Formal

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What is the term for a group of places with common physical or human characteristics?

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Region

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Which of the following is an example of a formal region? French-speaking Canada, America’s Corn Belt, San Francisco’s Chinatown.

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All are examples of formal regions.

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The geographic theme of movement includes the migration of...

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people, resources, ideas.

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Because its boundaries are indisputable, the Great Lakes region is considered which of the following types of region?

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Formal