What do election maps say about political power?

Election results can lead to a shift on political power

What creates the Northern Border in India?

Mountains form a natural boundary between India & countries

What forms the national boundaries in Indonesia?

natural boundaries along bodies of water

Using the Cartogram what does it say about distribution of power in Presidential Elections?

CA, TX and NY have great influence in national elections

Why is the Rust Belt a perceptual region?

Beliefs about economic conditions in the area define it

What is NOT an example of Functional Regions?

Characterized by specific climate, vegetation, and land use

1. What makes Southwest Asia and North Africa a cultural region?

Its people share a common religion and heritage

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1
What do election maps say about political power?
The Democratic Party cannot win future elections in Texas
Redistricting of TX Congressional districts: every 10 yrs
Election results can lead to a shift on political power
Few election districts in Texas voted Republican
2
What creates the Northern Border in India?
Mountains form a natural boundary between India & countries
The Ganges river is a natural boundary between India & China
North of the border is too cold to support life
Nepal contains few resources of interest to India or China
3
What forms the national boundaries in Indonesia?
cultural boundaries between differing ethnic groups
historical boundaries between Buddhism and Hinduism
economic boundaries with societies like Singapore
natural boundaries along bodies of water
4
Transportation routes along the great lakes make it a:___________________
Culture region
Functional region
Perceptual region
Political region
5
What physical feature makes the Amazon River Basin a region?
Political unit
Language
Vegetation
Trade network
6
Which of the following is considered a perceptual region?
Fiji
Antartica
The North Island of New Zealand
The Australian Outback
7
Using the Cartogram what does it say about distribution of power in Presidential Elections?
Map reflects each state has the same electoral college power
CA, TX and NY have great influence in national elections
ND and SD have more power than NC and SC
Each state has 2 senators # of house reps based on state pop
8
What do the Great Lakes have that make them a region?
Similar climate conditions
Shared cultural beliefs
A common trade route
An international land border
9
What created the border between North and South Korea?
a differing set of cultural values
a natural river boundary
a mountain range
a military conflict
10
Why is the Rust Belt a perceptual region?
A common culture and vegetation define the region
A large majority of one religious group inhabit the region
Beliefs about economic conditions in the area define it
Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana bound the region
11
What types of regions are made by man-made borders?
Climate regions
Political regions
Cultural regions
Vegetation regions
12
The state boundaries in Australia are created by_________
Rivers
differences in vegetation
man-made borders
Mountains
13
Which of these is a Functional Region?
Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
Latin America
Sahara Desert
Solomon Islands
14
What is NOT an example of Functional Regions?
It has a hub for the areas around it
Characterized by specific climate, vegetation, and land use
It can include suburbs around it
It has bus lines and highways to help people move
15
Who loses political power on the map above?
Poland
Austria-Hungary
Romania
France
16
1. What makes Southwest Asia and North Africa a cultural region?
Its people share a common religion and heritage
Both have fertile river valleys, early civilizations settled
Both areas have many deserts and mountainous areas
Both areas have a common warm, dry climate
17
The South can be defined several ways? What type of region does this make it?
Perceptual (vernacular)
Formal
Physical
Functional
18
What process created the partition of Palestine?
colonialism
migration
international sanctions
peace negotiations
19
What does the Great Plains region have in common?
Trade network
Vegetation type
Mountain range
Political unit
20
The cities of Boston and Washington form a corridor: BosWash, what type of region is it?
Functional
Climate
Formal
Political

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