MARIO L, JOSE A

SOVIET UNION

• Russia became the world's first communist country

CULTURAL REGION

• Is a region with people who share common cultural characteristics
• Such characteristics include language,political system,religion,foods,customs,and participation in trading networks

FUNCTIONAL REGION

• Is an area with a cam on function often organized around a key focal point

PERCEPTUAL REGION

• Is a region based on commonly held human attitudes and feelings about an area

MIDDLE EAST

• Often cultural regions correspond to physical regions
• For example, the Middle East might be viewed as a physical regions

SUEZ CANAL

• Connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Indian Ocean

LATIN AMERICA

• Is applied to all of the Americas south of the United States

PANAMA CANAL

• Is another important human made feature in this region

SUB-SAHARA AFRICA

• The area of Africa south of the Sahara desert, with its different climate, topography,and non Arab populations, is seen as forming a separate and distinct cultural regions

OCEANIA

• Geographers refer to these pacific islands