THE SOVIET UNION AND OTHER NEARBY COMMUNIST States developed own distinct culture

A REGION WITH PEOPLE WHO SHARE COMMON CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS CHARACTERISTICS INCLUDE LANGUAGE, ORGANIZED AROUND KEY FOCAL POINT

IS AN AREA DEFINED ONE FUNCTION MAY CROSS POLITICAL BOUNDARIES

BASED ON PEOPLE'S ATTITUDES AND EMOTIONS ABOUT A PLACE SUCH AS DEEP SOUTH

CULTURAL REGIONS CORRESPOND TO PHYSICAL REGIONS

COUNTRIES IN NORTH AFRICA INCLUDE ALGERIA, EGYPT, LIBYA, MOROCCO AND ETHIOPIA

APPLIED TO ALL AMERICAS SOUTH OF THE UNITED STATES

AREA OF AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA DESERT WITH ITS DIFFERENT CLIMATE TOPOGRAPHY

GEOGRAPHERS REFER TO THESE PACIFIC ISLANDS AS OCEANIA