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| - | '''Cultural region''' is a term used mainly in the study of [[geography]]. Distinct cultures often do not limit their geographic coverage inside the borders of a [[nation state]], or to smaller subdivisions of a state. To 'map' a [[culture]], we often have to identify an actual 'cultural region', and when we do this we find that it bears little relationship to the legal borders drawn up by custom, treaties, charters or wars. | + | '''Region''' is most commonly a geographical term that is used in various ways among the different branches of [[geography]]. In general, a region may be seen as a collection of smaller units (as in "the [[New England]] [[U.S. states|states]]") or as one part of a larger whole (as in "the New England region of the United States"). Regions can be defined by physical characteristics, human characteristics, and functional characteristics. |
| + | As a way of describing spatial areas, the concept of regions is important and widely used among the many branches of geography, each of which can describe areas in regional terms. For example, ecoregion is a term used in [[environmental geography]], cultural region in [[cultural geography]], bioregion in [[biogeography]], and so on. The field of geography that studies regions themselves is called [[regional geography]]. | ||
| - | There are different kinds of cultural regions that can be delineated. A map of culture that maps 'religion & folklore' may have slightly different shape to one which, in the same region, maps 'dress and architecture'. | + | In the fields of [[physical geography]], [[ecology]], [[biogeography]], [[zoogeography]], and [[environmental geography]], regions tend to be based on natural features such as [[ecosystem]]s or [[biotope]]s, [[biome]]s, [[drainage basin]]s, [[mountain range]]s, [[soil type]]s. |
| - | == National stereotypes == | + | == See also == |
| - | *[[National stereotype]]s | + | |
| *[[Culture by region]] | *[[Culture by region]] | ||
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Region is most commonly a geographical term that is used in various ways among the different branches of geography. In general, a region may be seen as a collection of smaller units (as in "the New England states") or as one part of a larger whole (as in "the New England region of the United States"). Regions can be defined by physical characteristics, human characteristics, and functional characteristics. As a way of describing spatial areas, the concept of regions is important and widely used among the many branches of geography, each of which can describe areas in regional terms. For example, ecoregion is a term used in environmental geography, cultural region in cultural geography, bioregion in biogeography, and so on. The field of geography that studies regions themselves is called regional geography.
In the fields of physical geography, ecology, biogeography, zoogeography, and environmental geography, regions tend to be based on natural features such as ecosystems or biotopes, biomes, drainage basins, mountain ranges, soil types.
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