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Time Zones and RegionsWhat are they?
A diverse worldThe world is full of different
things: cultures, landforms, cities, landscapes, climates, traditions etc
Geographers use different tools to categorize these different aspects
One way: time zonesThe world is divided into 24 time
zones.Each one is worth one hour
change.The international dateline is
where the day of the week changes.
The World Time Zones
Canada Time Zones Canada uses six primary time
zones. From east to west they are Newfoundland Time Zone, Atlantic Time Zone, Eastern Time, Central Time Zone, Mountain Time Zone, and the Pacific Time Zone.
Each one is worth one hour except for Newfoundland which is worth 30 minutes
Another way is though regionsRegions are areas or segments of
the earth’s surface defined by a particular characteristic or set of characteristics.
For example, a region can be defined based on climate or physical background (such as deserts)
Let’s look at small scale regions first…Suppose the buildings in different
parts of a town were built at different periods of history. The buildings in each part of town may have been built in different styles and with different building materials. If you put all of those styles on a map there would be different patterns emerging.
-micro regions or mini regions are we call the town’s neighbourhood
Ottawa’s micro regions
Physical and Human Characteristics
Regions
Global Connections (Physical)• Latitude• longitude
Physical environment
(Physical)• Climate
• Soil• Vegetation• Landforms
• wildlife
Culture (Human)• Language• Ethnicity• Religion
• Social customs• History
• Art, architecture, sports etc
Economy (Human)• Industries/services
• Resources• Levels of income
Political Identity (Human)
• Boundaries• Beliefs
• International relations
Demographics (Human)
• Size of population• Distribution
• Density• Movement (migration)
Global Connections (Physical) Latitude longitudePhysical environment (Physical)
◦Climate◦Soil◦Vegetation◦Landforms ◦wildlife
Culture (Human) Language Ethnicity Religion Social customs History Art, architecture, sports etc
Economy (Human) Industries/services Resources Levels of incomePolitical Identity (Human)
◦Boundaries◦Beliefs◦International relations
Demographics (Human) Size of population Distribution Density Movement (migration)
Large Scale RegionsMacro-regions: large scale regionExample: Canada’s 15 terrestrial
ecozones◦Looks at a mixture of human and
physical characteristics
Describing RegionsSmall scale vs large scaleHomogenous Region vs
Functional RegionHomogenous Region: a common
characteristic or set of characteristics throughout its whole area (eg Africa: Climate: hot dry in dessert)
Functional Region: an area defined by a specific function or activity (eg an area where newspapers get delivered)
Comparing RegionsComparing regions can be helpful
when deciding on where to travel◦Looks at travel destinations pros and
cons◦Tourism issues in areas
We are going to look at world regions….Caribbean AustraliaSouth AmericaAfricaEuropeAsiaCanada and North America