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Cultural Geography

Review Exercises - Chapter 2
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Question 1

What is wrong with using the "geometric" map to define the region of the American Southwest? (see map below.)

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Question 2

Use the map below to define and differentiate between a culture regions CORE, DOMAIN, and SPHERE.

Where is the CORE, DOMAIN and the SPHERE of the American Southwest culture region on the map below?

For the answer see pages 39-40 of the textbook.

 

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Question 3

 Which of the following regions are FORMAL regions and which are FUNCTIONAL?

  1. the dairy belt
  2. "Chicagoland"
  3. areas of northern Minnesota where over 30% of the children have blond or light brown hair color.
  4. Harper College and the locations of the homes of its students and faculty
  5. the reception area of a radio station
  6. the Islamic world defined as countries where over 50% of of the population are Muslims
  7. the Dean's Dairy company and the location of the dairy farmers who supply it with milk
  8. Latin America
  9. Sub-Saharan Africa
  10. the distribution area of the Chicago Tribune

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Question 4

Define Syncretism and give several examples. (Briefly discuss why each is an example of syncretism.)

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Question 5

Every location is in not one but many formal and functional regions of different types at various geographic scales ranging from small scale elementary school districts to the developed or developing regions at the international scale. Name some other formal and functional regions we are in, at our exact location here on campus.

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