World Regions ReviewAs noted on the course outline for APHUG, one of the requirements for this course is the identification of major world regions. We’ve had our atlases opened all year and learned locations of most of the world countries but we’re not done yet! May 13th will be here before you know it so let’s take some time and review our major world regions!

What am I doing? Reviewing major world regions in preparation for the APHUG exam How will you know that I learned the regions? You will take a quiz in classWhen is the quiz? March 26(A)/27(B)What do I need to know?

Names of major world regions and countries located in each Type of boundary for each region

o political, cultural, physical Countries that overlap in more than one region and why

o be able to identify at least 3 countries on different continentso you may not use the examples given in the paragraph below

Many of these regions overlap or have transitional boundaries, such as Brazil, which is part of Latin America but has Portuguese colonial heritage. Although some regions are based on culture, others are based on physiographic features, such as sub-Saharan Africa which is the part of the continent south of the Sahara Desert. Not all geographers agree on how each region is defined. One geographer may place Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Middle East, but another may place them in Central Asia as both countries were formerly parts of the Soviet Union. Likewise, some geographers use the term Middle East, whereas others use Southwest Asia to describe the same region.

World Regions Review