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Time Zones and RegionsTime Zones and RegionsWhat are they?

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A diverse worldA diverse worldThe world is full of different

things: cultures, landforms, cities, landscapes, climates, traditions etc

Geographers use different tools to categorize these different aspects

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One way: time zonesOne way: time zonesThe world is divided into 24 time

zones.Each one is worth one hour

change.The international dateline is

where the day of the week changes.

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The World Time ZonesThe World Time Zones

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Canada Time Zones Canada Time Zones Canada uses six primary time

zones. From east to west they are Newfoundland Time Zone, Atlantic Time Zone, Eastern Time, Central Time Zone, Mountain Time Zone, and the Pacific Time Zone.

Each one is worth one hour except for Newfoundland which is worth 30 minutes

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Another way is through Another way is through regionsregionsRegions are areas or segments of

the earth’s surface defined by a particular characteristic or set of characteristics.

For example, a region can be defined based on climate or physical background (such as deserts)

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Let’s look at small scale Let’s look at small scale regions first…regions first…Suppose the buildings in different

parts of a town were built at different periods of history. The buildings in each part of town may have been built in different styles and with different building materials. If you put all of those styles on a map there would be different patterns emerging.

-micro regions or mini regions are we call the town’s neighbourhood

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Ottawa’s micro regionsOttawa’s micro regions

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Physical and Human Physical and Human CharacteristicsCharacteristics

Regions•Global Connections (Physical)

• Latitude• longitud

e•Physical environment (Physical)

• Climate• Soil• Vegetati

on• Landfor

ms • wildlife

•Culture (Human)

• Language

• Ethnicity• Religion• Social

customs• History• Art,

architecture, sports etc

•Economy (Human)

• Industries/services

• Resources

• Levels of income

•Political Identity (Human)

• Boundaries

• Beliefs• Internati

onal relations

•Demographics (Human)

• Size of population

• Distribution

• Density• Moveme

nt (migration)

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Global Connections (Physical) Latitude longitudePhysical environment (Physical)

◦Climate◦Soil◦Vegetation◦Landforms ◦wildlife

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Culture (Human) Language Ethnicity Religion Social customs History Art, architecture, sports etc

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Economy (Human) Industries/services Resources Levels of incomePolitical Identity (Human)

◦Boundaries◦Beliefs◦International relations

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Demographics (Human) Size of population Distribution Density Movement (migration)

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Large Scale RegionsLarge Scale RegionsMacro-regions: large scale regionExample: Canada’s 15 terrestrial

ecozones◦Looks at a mixture of human and

physical characteristics

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Describing RegionsDescribing RegionsSmall scale vs large scaleHomogenous Region vs Functional

RegionHomogenous Region: a common

characteristic or set of characteristics throughout its whole area (eg Africa: Climate: hot dry in dessert)

Functional Region: an area defined by a specific function or activity (eg an area where newspapers get delivered)

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Comparing RegionsComparing RegionsComparing regions can be helpful

when deciding on where to travel◦Looks at travel destinations pros and

cons◦Tourism issues in areas

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We are going to look at world We are going to look at world regions….regions….Caribbean AustraliaSouth AmericaAfricaEuropeAsiaCanada and North America