What is a region?
Three main regions
Ways of organizing the world part 1
Ways of organizing the world part 2
Regional Boundaries
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An area that has a set of defined characteristics and criteria.
What is a region
100
A rural region is a town or city with little open country side and larger populations. TRUE or FALSE
What is False
100
Regions can be defined by 3 main characteristics. What are they?
Physical, human and functional.
100
Culture (language, relgion, customs) and political boundaries are examples of ____________ ___________.
What are human regions
100
The two types of regional boundary markers are ____________ and _____________.
What are man-made and natural
200
Each region has a set of ___________ that outline its area.
What are boundaries
200
A wilderness region is...
where no people live
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A _______ is an area of land that receives less than 250 mm of precipitation annually.
What is a dessert
200
An airport is an example of a _________ ___________.
What is a functional region
200
A divide is a line of high ground that separates two different drainage systems. TRUE or FALSE
What is TRUE
300
Provide an example of a region
What is a bedroom, classroom, school, house, neighbourhood, etc.
300
A _________ region has open countryside with many farms and few towns.
What is rural
300
A human region is defined by features such as landforms, climate and vegetation. TRUE or FALSE
What is FALSE
300
Your local radio station is an example of a __________ ___________.
What is a user-defined region
300
___________________ and _________________ are examples of systems that are organized in urban and regional planning.
What are transportation hydro, water, waste handling, sewers, policing, firefighting, etc.
400
The world can be divided into three main regions based upon where people live:
What are wilderness regions, rural regions and urban regions.
400
In Canada, approximately 80% of the population lives in towns and cities. TRUE of FALSE
What is TRUE
400
A geologic region is organized by the type of _______________ found in it.
What are rocks
400
Your amazing race team has decided to open an ice-cream plant. Where would be the best place to locate it?
Beside a dairy region.
400
If a chemical is spilled in a river or stream in your region, where would it go?
Atlantic Ocean
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