ENRIQUE IZAGUIRRE

SOVIET UNION

• Russia became the worlds first communist country.

CULTURAL REGION

• Defined by the common characteristics of the people living there

FUNCTIONAL REGION

• Is an area defined by one function that may cross political boundaries

PERCEPTUAL REGION

• Is based on people's attitudes and emotions about a place.
• Such as the Deep South, Dixie, or The Big Apple

MIDDLE EAST

• Viewed as a physical region.
• Warm dry climate with many deserts.
• Crossroads of three continents- Africa,Asia and Europe

SUEZ CANAL

• 120 mile canal that connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Indian Ocean

LATIN AMERICA

• Large cultural region that consists of four main areas- Mexico, Central America,The West Indies and South America

PANAMA CANAL

• A 48 mile canal through Panama joins the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

• People in this region were once subject to the slave trade
• Separate ethnic groups with their own language and culture

OCEANIA

• Small island nations such as Tahitiare spread across the South Pacific.