![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/sites/dl/free/0072367229/title/getissmallcover.jpg) 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:
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Define what geographers mean by the term region.
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Classify regional descriptions as being either "formal" or "functional".
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Draw appropriate boundaries separating regions based on one or more distinguishing criteria of a physical,
human, economic or mental nature.
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Distinguish between single and multifactor formal regions.
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Understand the dynamic nature of regional boundaries.
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Identify a regional description as fitting into one of the other three traditions of geography.
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Understand what the systems analysis approach to regionalization emphasizes.
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Understand the role of process in all geographic study.
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Appreciate the advantages of each of the traditions of geography for understanding specific kinds of regional
problems.
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Construct a regional geography of a portion of the earth's surface.
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