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Place and RegionAP Human Geography
Place vs. Region
A place is a point… A region is an area…
How is location of a place identified? 1. Place name (toponym)
Ex. Chicago 2. Site
Physical characteristics of a place Ex. Flat land, fertile soil, Lake Michigan
3. Situation Location of a place relative to other places Ex. In the middle of the country, Northern Illinois, next
to Lake Michigan 4. Mathematical location
Exact location, using latitude and longitude Ex. 41 degrees N Latitude, 87 degrees W Longitude
Regions Cultural Landscape A combination of cultural features that
give a place or region it’s unique character.
How is the cultural landscape of Chicago different than Mumbai, India?
How is the American North different than the South?
Regions can be very large, or pretty small Anglo-America, Eastern Europe, Sub-
Saharan Africa USA, Germany, Cambodia Midwestern US, Southern Mexico, Eastern
China Northern Illinois, the Chicagoland area. Southside of Chicago Roseland The Wild 100’s…
What types of cultural characteristics define a place? Language
Dialect, slang, accent Religion
Denomination Agriculture/ Industry
What is grown or produced? Folk (local) culture
Music, food, art, architecture, fashion Political views
Blue state/ Red state
Types of Regions Formal Region Everyone has one or
more characteristics in common.
Political entities (city, state, country)
What common characteristics to all Illinoisans share?
Types of Regions Functional
Region Area organized
around a node or focal point.
Radio/ TV stations, newspapers, sports teams.
Types of Regions Vernacular/
Perceptual Regions Not scientifically
precise or exact. Instead, people
perceive the existence of vernacular regions.
The South The “Southside”
Key Terms Cultural Ecology
Study of human-environment interaction Environmental Determinism
Physical environment causes social development
Warm weather causes laziness and poor work ethic---> less development
Possibilism Environment may limit some actions, but
humans can adjust.