How and why are certain places are alike? What makes them a region? Regions can be really small (beach area in Fairfield) or really big (the Middle East).
LOCATIONS with similar PLACE CHARACTERISTICS can become a REGION.
Often MOVEMENT of an idea can create a REGION.
Watch Mrs. Callahan's Video Directions for this step: Region
OPTIONAL: Review REGION if needed: Discovery Education Video: Region
PLACES with similar PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS can become a REGION
eg. The Beach Area in Fairfield, Lake Hills in Fairfield, Appalachia, New England, the Caribbean, the Great Lakes region, the Amazon region, the Arctic.PLACES with similar HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS can become a REGION
eg. Red Sox Country, Hindu regions in Asia, countries that use the Euro for money, states that grow corn, areas that like country music, countries that speak Arabic, areas that go to RLMS vs TMS vs FWMS, Vermont Ski areas, the Financial District in NYC, tribal lands.DATA COLLECTION FOR REGION
1. Use these different regional maps to see what regions your country belongs to.