August 22, 2013

August 22, 2013

Table of Contents:15. Region Types Review16. Geographic Technologies Notes17. Advertisement

EQ- How do geographers identify a place?

Agenda:1. Review HW2. Discuss Uniqueness of

Place3. Discuss Region Types4. Region Types Review

(graded)5. GIS/GPS Technology

Homework- 1. Finish advertisement2. Study for Quiz3. Mental Mapping

Project due

Uniqueness of PlacePlace and Region

Place- Unique Location

Place Name

Toponym- the name of a place

Sitethe physical character of a

place (climate, water sources, topography, soil, vegetation,

latitude, elevation)

SituationLocation relative to other

places

Mathematical LocationAbsolute location on the Earth’s surface

Examples

Place Name

Douglasville, Georgia

Site

Humid Subtropical Climate

Situation

20 miles west of Atlanta, GA

Mathematical Location

33° 44' 59" N / 84° 43' 23" W

Latitude and Longitude

http://itouchmap.com/latlong.html

Latitude-• Circle the globe running E-W• 0° = Equator• Run to 90° North of the Equator and 90°

South of the Equator

Longitude-• Run N-S• 0° = Prime Meridian• Run to 180° W of Prime

Meridian and 180° E of the Prime Meridian

• Time Zones are based on longitude

Time ZonesEach 15° of longitude equals 1 hour

Regions- Unique Areas

Region= an area of the Earth defined by one of more characteristic

A Region is a area bigger than a

but smaller than a

Cultural Landscape

• The combination of cultural features (language, religion, etc.), economic features (agriculture, industry, etc.), and physical features (climate, vegetation, etc.) that we use to determine regions

• The cultural landscape approach (aka regional studies):• Carl Sauer and Robert Platt• Reach region has its own landscape based on the cultural

patterns of the people there and how they interact with the physical environment

• This is basically the approach of HUMAN GEOGRAPHY!

Carl Sauer

Types of Regions

FormalAKA Uniform Region or Homogeneous RegionEveryone (or most) in the region share a common cultural value, economic activity or environmental propetry- EX: countries, cities, average incomeA Region formed by something you can MEASURE

FunctionalAKA Nodal RegionA region organized around a focal pointThe characteristic dominates in the focal point and then diminishes in strength outwardEX: Delivery range for a pizza place, area served by Marta

VernacularAKA Perceptual RegionPeople believe that the region exists as a part of their own cultural identity; doesn’t necessarily exist geographicallyEX: “The South”

Formal Region

World Regions based on common language (cultural value)

Formal Region

U.S. Region- The Corn Belt (based on economic activity)

Formal Region

Climate Map of Africa (based on environmental property)

Formal Region

French Kissing(Formal Region by cultural value)

Functional Region

Region that felt the shaking of the DC Earthquake

Functional Map

Area of delivery for a restaurant.

Vernacular Region