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Geography Terms #5
Region
Term | Definition |
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Functional(Nodal) Region | Areas that are linked together to function as a unit. |
Perceptual(Popular) Region | Areas based on human thoughts/feelings, usually nicknamed. |
Formal(Uniform) Region | An area with 1 or more characteristics that separate it from another. |
Physical Characteristics | Natural Regions; mountains, coastlines, plains,forests,etc. |
Human Characteristics | Regions created by humans; agricultural, economic, industrial, cultural, political, etc. |
Boundaries | something that indicates the limit of an area; border. |
Unifying | to become a single unit/one; unite. |