Regional geography short questions Flashcards
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What is an administrative region?
It is defined by government
What is a cultural region?
A region with a shared sense of identity, eg religion or language
What is a climatic region?
It is a region with a shared temperature and precipitation characteristics
What is a geomorphological region?
An area with surface features which are distinct and different from its surrounding areas
What is a socio economic region?
A region defined on the basis of economic and social characteristics such as wealth and income
What are urban regions?
Areas surrounded by human settlement that are linked by interactions
Give an example of an urban region
Dublin, Paris, Cardiff, London
Who are the headings under socio economic regions e.g. the different types of regions under this category?
Peripheral, core, regions of industrial decline
What is a region of industrial decline?
Cork, Sambre Muese Valley
What is a peripheral region?
Areas that are typically less developed and typically have lower populations
Give an example of a peripheral region
The West of Ireland, Mezzogiorno
Given an example of a core region
London, Paris, Dublin
Given an example of cultural region
Gaeltacht, northern Irish Protestantism, Basque region, Belgium
Give an example of a climatic region
Cool temperate oceanic and Mediterranean
Give an example of an administrative region
Ireland counties, e.g. local governments
French departments
What is the? Sambre Muese valley a region of.
It is a region of industrial decline
What is the Basque region a region of?
A cultural region
What is the? Mezzogirno an example of a region of
It is a peripheral region
What is the naughty European plane a region of?
Geomorphological
What is the cool temperate oceanic a region of?
It is a climatic region
What is a super national administrative regional?
It is a region that comprises a group of nations all governed from the same place
Why do money peripheral region struggle to attract investment from MNCs?
Due to poorly developed infrastructure. A peripheral region may not be able to provide the transport services or modern industrial estates needed to attract MNC
What is meant by a core region?
It is a region of high economic development that has dominant trade and industry
What is Wallonia an example of a region of?
It is a cultural area
