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SOVIET UNION .

• Russia became the worlds first communist country .
• Example :The Soviet Union dissolved into Russia and several smaller states .

CULTURAL REGION .

• Is defined by the common characteristic of the people living there .
• Ex .The people in a cultural region may speak the same language .

FUNCTIONAL REGION .

• Is an area defined By one function that may cross political boundaries .
• Ex .A functional region is rio grande .

PERCEPTUAL REGION .

• Is based on people's attitudes and emotions about a place .
• Ex .Perceptual regions emotions about a place,example as "Deep South","Dixie" or "the big apple" .

MIDDLE EAST .

• A culture region .
• Often regions correspond to physical regions .
• Ex.The Middle East might be viewed as a physical regions .

SUEZ CANAL .

• Completed in 1869,the 120-mile Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean se with the Indian Ocean

LATIN AMERICA .

• The name lAtin America is applied to all the Americas south of the United States .

PANAMA CANAL .

• The Panama Canal is Another important human-made features in the region .

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA .

• Warm climate and divided into a large number of separate ethnic groups
• Major features :countries in sub-Saharan Africa include Nigeria.kenya.ugande .

OCEANIA .

• Geographers refer to these pacific islands as Oceania .