WG.3 Big Bank

What type of region is depicted in the photo?

• Sahara

• Tundra

• Semi-Humid

• Taiga

There are many different types of regions in the world. One region is extremely harsh and very difficult to live in. The photograph above depicts what region?

• Tundra

• Taiga

• Sahara

• Semi-humid

Which list contains only examples of cultural regions?

• Amazon rainforest, sunbelt, Middle East

• Chinatowns, Wheat Belt, Francophone World

• Great Plains, Low Countries, Scandinavia

• Latin America, Sahara, European Union

Mexico is linked more to Central and South America than to North America because of the way geographers define ---

• economic regions

• political regions

• physical regions

• cultural regions

Kurdistan is an example of which type of cultural region?

• Language

• Economic

• Ethnic

• Political

Which term do geographers use to classify an area with unifying physical characteristics?

• Location

• Perception

• Region

• Orientation

Chinatown, in Los Angeles, California, is an example of a regions spatial division based primarily on ---

• political advantages

• economic interests

• cultural similarities

• religious beliefs

The physical region above would most likely be found in ---

• eastern Austrailia

• northern Canada

• the United States interior

• North Africa

The area of the world is referred to as the ---

• Rust Belt

• Sun Belt

• Middle East

• Far East

Which physical region best replaces 4 in the graphic?

• Rain forest

• Sahara

• Great Plains

• Taiga