? Victoria Lawson?s jumping scale- switching scales: in the West rice is a material (owned/sold) in Easter country it is a symbol of culture ? Region- an area that shares similar characteristics; criteria to define a region -> physical, cultural, functional, or perceptual ? Formal region- marked by homogeneity in one or more criteria; has a shared trait that can be cultural or physical ? Functional region- defined by a particular set of activities or interactions that occur within it -have a shared political, social, or economic purpose ? Perceptual regions- intellectual constructs designed to help us understand the nature/distribution of phenomena ? Major news events help create perceptual regions
AP Human Geography People Place Culture Chapter 1 Intro to Human Geography Part 2
? Victoria Lawson?s jumping scale- switching scales: in the West rice is a material (owned/sold) in Easter country it is a symbol of culture ? Region- an area that shares similar characteristics; criteria to define a region -> physical, cultural, functional, or perceptual ? Formal region- marked by homogeneity in one or more criteria; has a shared trait that can be cultural or physical ? Functional region- defined by a particular set of activities or interactions that occur within it -have a shared political, social, or economic purpose ? Perceptual regions- intellectual constructs designed to help us understand the nature/distribution of phenomena ? Major news events help create perceptual regions
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