Looking at Regions

Looking at Regions5 Themes of Geography: Region!What do places have in common?

States and territories, borders of a nation!Political Regions

political refers to government. area of land where the people are ruled under one government. Can be called a country or a nationThe world has almost 200 nations. NationsThe worlds largest nation based on land area is Russia. Russia covers more than 6.5 million square miles.

Smallest nation:Vatican City: located in the middle of Rome, has an area of only one-sixth of one square mile.

BordersEach nation usually has clearly defined borders. A border, as seen on a map, is a line that divides one nation from another.Can be invisible line Can be physical feature (like a river, etc.)

Why could borders change?EmpiresRise and fall

ColonyArea of land ruled by a government in another land

War

SubregionsWhen a region is broken into smaller parts.Example:Mexico is broken into 33 smaller political regions called states. The United States is broken into 50 smaller political regions called states. SubregionsStates can be broken down further into:CitiesTownshipsCounties (or parishes in Louisiana)NeighborhoodsSchool districts

Review:What makes a region a political region?

Rule under one government or unity for other political regions. 9Commercial Break

Cultural RegionsDivide the world into regions based on culture traits.These kinds of regions are called cultural regions.

Like political regions, cultural regions can be shown on maps. Like political regions, borders to cultural regions can change. Why?People are always moving and culture traits are being spread. 11Cultural Region: Language

Cultural Region: Religion

Review:What makes a region a cultural region?

It has a shared culture trait, such as language or religion. 14Summarize:The world can be studied according to what types of regions?

In a ______________________ people live under the same government.

In a ______________________ people share a culture trait (such as language or religion).