| A | B |
|---|
| Cultural Regions | areas based on common culture (language, religion, customs, art, etc) |
| Formal Region | have common human or physical characteristics with CLEAR BOUNDARIES |
| Functional Region | area based on function served (e.g. Mississipi River Valley, Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex |
| Perceptual Region | region based on common perceptions (Dixie, Deep South, Midwest, Big Apple) |
| Europe | high tech 1550s-1900s, high living standards, mainly Christian, many ethnic groups |
| China | most populous nation on earth; united by written not spoken language |
| Russia | Spans several time zones, primarily Othodox in religion, once ruled by Tsars, formerly Communist |
| Miiddle East | Mostly Islamic in religion and Arabic speaking |
| Latin America | Area of the Americas where Latin-based languages are spoken (Spanish, Portugues, and French) |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | many ethnic groups, many animists, Christians and Muslims, effected by European slave trade |
| North America | Canada and the United States |
| South Asia | India, Bangladesh, Pakistan |
| Southeast Asia | peninsular and island nations south of China |
| Australia | Dry, island continent colonized by the British |
