Unit 2 Vocabulary

a specific point on the Earth’s surface

• location

• place

• region

• donkey

an area distinguished by unique physical and human characteristics

• location

• place

• region

• horse

a spatial division of the Earth’s surface that shares a common characteristic

• location

• place

• region

• pizza

area of the Earth’s surface that is unified by a measurable physical or human characteristic

• region

• functional region

• formal region

• perceptual region

area of the Earth’s surface that is defined by an interaction or connectivity

• telescope

• cultural landscape

• perceptual region

• functional region

 economic system in which private individuals own businesses to 

make profits and economic decisions are made by producers in response to consumer demands

• socialist economic system

• communist economic system

• free enterprise

• tacos

economic system in which some large-scale business enterprises are government-owned and operated for the benefit of society

• socialist economic system

• free enterprise

• communist economic system

• burritos

economic system in which the means of production are owned by the government for governmental control of the resources

• gum

• socialist economic system

• communist economic system

• free enterprise

area of the Earth’s surface that is defined by a perception of the people living there or by the general society and may not be based on objective data

• perceptual region

• cultural landscape

• functional region

• formal region

 the physical setting created by humans that reflects the identity and culture of the area

• cultural landscape

• region

• place

• hot dog