Geography Week 3- Place and Region

Geography is the study of Earth's....(there is more than one correct answer)

• surface

• environment

• people

• rotation

Geography is the study of the Earth's surface and the people, environment, and resources that shape it. ​ ​ Place is a theme of geography and it answers the question "​ (a)   is it like in a location?" It includes studying the ​ (b)   features- made by nature and the ​ (c)   features- made by ​ (d)  

• What
• physical
• human
• people
• where
• dogs
• location
• emotional

Organize these options into either physical features or human features

Groups:

(a) Physical Features

,

(b) Human Features

• Mississippi River

• natural resources

• settlements

• monuments and statues

• landforms

• Rocky Mountains

• political boundries

• population

• Atlantic Ocean

• Empire State Building

• climate

• environmental interactions

• waterways

• Statue of Liberty

​ Locations that share common features are called ​ (a)  

• location
• place
• regions

Formal regions are

• Defined by personal preferences
• Defined by official and exact boundaries- you cannot argue or debate

• Defined by cultural characteristics
• Defined by natural boundaries

Functional regions...

• A place and its surrounding area that is tied together by a function or service

• Functional regions are purely theoretical concepts.
• Areas defined by their political boundaries.
• Regions based on their physical characteristics.

Vernacular regions are....

• territories determined by economic factors
• areas defined by people's political beliefs
• regions based on geographical features
• a regions based on your opinion, attitude, or perceptions

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Formal

,

(b) Functional

,

(c) Vernacular

• The Rust Belt

• states

• The Bible Belt

• climate

• continents

• Mid American utilities

• train station

• language

• religion

• pizza delivery area

• The Midwest

• A rich neighborhood

• cities

• the border of Iowa

• The South

• Des Moines Metro

• bus system

• continent

Human advancements are

• Lack of curiosity
• stagnation

• inventions created or discovered to make life easier

• Random guessing

What are natural resources?

• Natural resources are not essential for human survival
• Natural resources are materials or substances that exist in the environment and are used by humans.
• Natural resources are only found in outer space
• Natural resources are man-made materials