UNIT 1: Chapter Two - 1.6 & 1.7, Pages 38-46 Flashcards
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Global Scale
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The entire world
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World Regional Scale
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Multiple countries of the world
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National Scale
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One country
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National Region Scale
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A portion of a country or a region(s) within a country
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Local Scale
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A province, state, city, county, or neighborhood
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Formal (Uniform) Regions
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United by one or more traits
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Functional (Nodal) Regions
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Organized around a focal point and are defined by an activity, usually political, social, or economic, that occurs across the region. (United by networks of communication, transportation, and other interactions)
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Perceptual (Vernacular) Regions
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Differ from formal and functional regions in that they are defined by the informal sense of place that people ascribe to them.
