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Lesson
9 Formal Regions
What You Will Learn
To give examples of formal
regions
Reading Strategy
Create a diagram like the one below.
In the outer ovals, write examples
of formal regions.
H
ave you ever walked or driven through a part of a town where
most of the people were from Italy, or Greece, or some other
country? Perhaps you have been on a trip that took you through
mile after mile of desert. Or perhaps you have been to a place
where wheat or corn grew in all directions as far as you could see.
If you have been to any such place, you know what a formal region
is. A formal region is an area that has one feature that sets it apart.
A formal region can be based on almost any feature. For example, the Cotton Belt is a part of the United States where cotton is
the main crop. The Sun Belt is the part of the United States where
temperatures are warm most of the year. Miami’s “Little Havana”
is where many people of Cuban descent live.
Using Your Skills
Formal
Regions
Practicing Map Skills
Use Map 2-9 and Map 2-10 to answer these questions.
1.
What formal region is shown on Map 2-9?
Terms to Know
the Corn Belt
formal region
2.
What would you expect to see growing on most farms
corn
in Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana?
3.
What formal region is shown on Map 2-10?
the Wheat Belt
4.
What would you expect to see growing on most farms
wheat
in Kansas and North Dakota?
5.
About how many miles does the Corn Belt stretch from
850 miles
east to west?
6.
What is the southernmost state in the Wheat Belt?
Texas
7.
How far west does the Wheat Belt extend?
to Washington state
8.
Which states are included in both the Corn Belt and
the Wheat Belt?
South Dakota, Nebraska, and Missouri
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The Corn Belt
Map 2-9
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0
250
250
500 miles
500 kilometers
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NEW MEXICO
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ALABAMA
TEXAS
MEXICO
ALASKA
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Corn
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The Wheat Belt
Map 2-10
0
0
250
250
500 miles
500 kilometers
CANADA
WASHINGTON
N.H. MAINE
Superior
Lake
NORTH DAKOTA
IDAHO
WIS.
SOUTH DAKOTA
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NEBRASKA
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ILLINOIS
IND.
KANSAS
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OCEAN
ARIZONA
NEW MEXICO
OKLAHOMA
RHODE
ISLAND
CONNECTICUT
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IOWA
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GULF OF MEXICO
HAWAII
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FLORIDA
LOUISIANA
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ARK.
GEORGIA
MISS.
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ALABAMA
MEXICO
ALASKA
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0
300 mi.
mi.
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0 300 km
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HAWAII
0
100 mi.
0 100 km
LESSON 9 Formal Regions
TEXAS
LOUISIANA
GULF OF MEXICO
Wheat
FLORIDA
S
Practicing Map Skills
Some countries depend on one product for most of the money they earn
from exports. These countries can be grouped into formal regions according to the product upon which they depend. Below is a list of such countries in Africa. Choose a color or shading to represent each product. Then
color or shade each country on Map 2-11: One-Product Countries. Complete the legend to identify the formal regions.
Oil
Algeria
Angola
Congo
Gabon
Diamonds
Botswana
Guinea
South Africa
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
Libya
Nigeria
Tunisia
Egypt
Coffee
Burundi
Rwanda
Uganda
Iron Ore
Liberia
Mauritania
Morocco
One-Product Countries
Map 2-11
Morocco
Algeria
Libya
Egypt
Mauritania
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Gabon
Congo
Uganda
Democratic
Democratic
Republic
ofRepublic
the Congo
of the Congo
Rwanda
Burundi
Angola
Legend
Countries in which oil is the main product
Countries in which diamonds are the main product
Botswana
Countries in which coffee is the main product
Countries in which iron ore is the main product
South
Africa
Legend should be completed to show color used on map for each region.
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