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Travel & Tourism
An Introduction to Regional
Geography
Can you think of an area of the city
of Toronto which portrays the
characteristics of a particular
culture or nationality?
Photo Analysis Activity
• Analyze the following photographs
• Fill out your graphic organizer to record
what you observe
• With your group, attempt to categorize the
photos according to some meaningful
criteria that your group decides
• Once you’ve categorized the groups, attempt
to link each category of photos to an area on
Earth.
Photo Activity Debrief
• How did you categorize your photos? What
did you look for in determining which
category a photo belongs to?
• Why is it impossible to pinpoint the exact
location of the photos?
• What is meant by a “region”?
Regions
• Regions are areas or segments of the Earth’s
surface defined by a particular
characteristic or set of characteristics
• Regions can be either:
– Homogeneous: common characteristics
throughout its whole area
– Functional: an area defined by a specific
function or activity
– Can you think of an example of each?
Scale of Regions
• Macro Scale
(large area)
• Micro Scale
(small area)