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Introduction to Geography, 8/e
Arthur Getis, San Diego State University
Judith Getis
Jerome D. Fellmann, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
The Regional Concepts

Objectives:

After reading and studying this chapter you should be able to:

1.

Define what geographers mean by the term region.

2.

Classify regional descriptions as being either "formal" or "functional".

3.

Draw appropriate boundaries separating regions based on one or more distinguishing criteria of a physical, human, economic or mental nature.

4.

Distinguish between single and multifactor formal regions.

5.

Understand the dynamic nature of regional boundaries.

6.

Identify a regional description as fitting into one of the other three traditions of geography.

7.

Understand what the systems analysis approach to regionalization emphasizes.

8.

Understand the role of process in all geographic study.

9.

Appreciate the advantages of each of the traditions of geography for understanding specific kinds of regional problems.

10.

Construct a regional geography of a portion of the earth's surface.








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