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9986977594"Why of Where"Why did people choose to locate where they are?0
9986977595formal regionan area within which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics1
9986977596Functional RegionA region defined by the particular set of activities or interactions that occur within it2
9986977597vernacular regionA popular region that is named for the way people perceive it3
9986977598Universalizing ReligionChristianity, Islam, Buddhism4
9986977599ChristianityRoman Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox5
9986977600ethnicJewish, hinduism, shintoism, shamanism6
9986977601Nunavutan example of ethnic nationalism7
9986977602BalkanizationProcess by which a state breaks down through conflicts among its ethnicities8
9986977603Continuum from language family to dialectIndo-European, Germanic, English, Midland-Northern9
9986977604nation-stateA country who's population share a common identity.10
9986977605compact statea state in which the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly11
9986977606Elongated StateA state with a long, narrow shape.12
9986977607Prorupted StateA state that exhibits a narrow, elongated land extension leading away from the main territory.13
9986977608Perforated Statea state that completely surrounds another one14
9986977609fragmented statea state that includes several discontinuous pieces of territory15
9986977610Landlocked stateA state that does not have a direct outlet to the sea16
9986977611unitary stateplaces most power in the hands of central government officials17
9986977612Federal Statesystem of government that calls for 2 government bodies, one local and one national18
9986977613Confederal states19
9991135179Devolutionthe transfer of powers and responsibilities from the federal government to the states20
9991135180core-peripherythe core is the wealthier and more industrial area; the periphery is the less industrial area21
9991135181enclaveterritory enclosed within an alien land22
9991135182ExclaveA portion of a state that is separated from the main territory and surrounded by another country.23
9991135183GreeceTerracing, Mediterranean agriculture, pastoralism24
9991135184PeruTerracing, shifting agriculture25
9991135185EgyptIrrigation, little pork production26
9991135186TurkeyWheat, pastorilism27
9991135187USAWheat, Mediterranean28
9991135188MexicoMaize, irrigation29
9991135189NAFTAUSA, Canada, Mexico30
9991135190Four Asian TigersHong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan31
9991135191MaquiladorasMexico32

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