Chapter 9 Vocab
Published on Dec 01, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
CULTURAL REGION
REFERS TO THE ASPECTS OF CULTURE ASSOCIATED WITH ETHNOLINGUISTIC GROUP AND THE TERRITORY IT INHABITS.
FUNCTIONAL REGION
A REGION THAT RETAINS SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS WITHIN A GIVEN GEOGRAPHICAL AREA.
PERCEPTUAL REGION
AN AREA OR LOCATION WHICH PEOPLE BELIEVE EXISTS AS A SECTION OF THEIR CULTURAL IDENTITY.
MIDDLE EAST
the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran
SUEZ CANAL
A SHIP CANAL IN NORTHEASTERN EGYPT LINKING THE RED SEA WITH THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA
LATIN AMERICA
THE PARTS OF NORTH AMERICA AND SOUTH AMERICA TO THE SOUTH OF THE UNITED STATES
PANAMA CANAL
canal 40 miles long across the Isthmus of Panama built by the United States
SUB SAHARAN AFRICA
the region of Africa to the south of the Sahara Desert
OCEANIA
A LARGE GROUP OF ISLANDS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC INCLUDING MELANESIA AND MICRONESIA AND POLYNESIA
SOUTH EAST ASIA
consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia.
