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Region Vocab aak/1-2
Term | Definition |
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functional region | an area that has defined cores that are connected to others to complete a specific job or purpose |
perceptual region | an area defined by subjective perceptions that reflect the feelings and images about key place characteristics; often defined by its history, culture, and landforms |
formal region | an area defined on the basis of one or more identifiable traits which set it apart from other regions |
physical characteristics | the branch of geography concerned with natural features and phenomena of the earth's surface, as landforms, drainage features, climate, soils, and vegetation |
human characteristics | the branch of geography concerned with the human-designed features if a place, from land use and architecture to forms of live hood and religion to food and folk ways to transportation and communication networks. |
boundaries | a large indefinite portion of the earth's surface or area; a specified district of territory; particular area of interest |
fuzzy boundaries | a boundary where it isn't a definite and/or solid boundary where the beginning and cut off is indefinite |
defined boundaries | a solid boundary with a specific beginning and end |
unifying | to make into or become a unit |