Regions of Texas and the Regions of Texas and the U.S.U.S.

2012-20132012-2013

Types of RegionsTypes of Regions

• FormalFormal

• FunctionalFunctional

• PerceptualPerceptual

How do regions form?How do regions form?

• Shared physical characteristics.Shared physical characteristics.– Ex. Climate, physical features, etc.Ex. Climate, physical features, etc.

How do regions form?How do regions form?

• Shared human characteristics.Shared human characteristics.– Ex. Culture, religion, language, etc.Ex. Culture, religion, language, etc.

Regions of TexasRegions of Texas

• What characteristics are these regions What characteristics are these regions based on?based on?

Regions of TexasRegions of Texas

• Other ways to Other ways to draw/describe the draw/describe the regions of Texas.regions of Texas.

Regions of the U.S.Regions of the U.S.

• What characteristics are these regions What characteristics are these regions based on?based on?

Regions of the U.S.Regions of the U.S.

• Others divide the U.S. differently. What Others divide the U.S. differently. What types of regions are these then?types of regions are these then?

Major Regions of the U.S.Major Regions of the U.S.

• NortheastNortheast

• What processes or What processes or characteristics led characteristics led to the creation of to the creation of this region?this region?

• Migration, early Migration, early settlement, settlement, industrializationindustrialization

• Subregions: New Subregions: New England, Rust BeltEngland, Rust Belt

Major Regions of the U.S.Major Regions of the U.S.

• Midwest – Midwest – “Breadbasket”“Breadbasket”

““Heartland”Heartland”

• What processes or What processes or characteristics led characteristics led to the creation of to the creation of this region?this region?

• Location, landforms, Location, landforms, soil/climatesoil/climate

Major Regions of the U.S.Major Regions of the U.S.

• SouthSouth

• What processes or What processes or characteristics led characteristics led to the creation of to the creation of this region?this region?

• Migration, war, Migration, war, climate, resources, climate, resources, air conditioningair conditioning

Major Regions of the U.S.Major Regions of the U.S.

• WestWest

• What processes or What processes or characteristics led characteristics led to the creation of to the creation of this region?this region?

• Migration, climate, Migration, climate, air conditioning, air conditioning, irrigation.irrigation.

• Subregions: Great Subregions: Great Plains, Mountain Plains, Mountain West, Pacific West, Pacific Northwest, Northwest, Southwest, Sunbelt, Southwest, Sunbelt, Tornado AlleyTornado Alley