AP World: Modern - Regions.

Big Picture Regions (macro-regions)

Geographical areas defined by shared historical, cultural, economic, and political characteristics, often used for comparative analysis in global studies.

What are the characteristics of macro-regions?

Macro-regions typically encompass multiple countries or large areas within countries, defined by shared historical, economic, or geographical traits.

Example of Big Picture Regions (macro-regions).

1. Africa

2. The Americas

3. Asia

4. Europe

5. Oceania

A Closer Look (sub-regions)

Sub-regions are smaller divisions within macro-regions, defined by more specific historical, cultural, or geographical characteristics that distinguish them from other areas in the macro-region.

Examples of Closer Look (sub-regions)

North America,West Africa, Southeast Asia.

The Americas & Caribbean

• North America (The United States and Canada)

• Mesoamerica (Mexico and Central America)

• Caribbean (The Caribbean island networks)

• South AmericaAfrica

Africa

• North Africa (The Mediterranean border, crucial for Trans-Saharan trade networks)

• West Africa (Ghana,Mali & Songhai empires)

• East Africa (The Swahili Coast trade networks)

• Central Africa (Congo)

• Southern Africa

Asia

• Southwest Asia ( Middle East)

• Central Asia (The nomadic steppe lands. Super important for the Mongols in Unit 2 and Nomads that adopt Islam)

• South Asia (India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh)

• East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, and Mongolia)

• Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines)

North America

Canada,Mexico, United States of America (USA)

East Atlantic Ocean - West Pacific Ocean.

Mesoamerica

Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica

Maya and Aztec

Colonization of Americas

Caribbean- island network

Antigua and Barbuda

The Bahamas

Barbados

Cuba

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Grenada

Haiti

Jamaica

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Trinidad and Toba

South America

Argentina

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Guyana

Paraguay

Peru

Suriname

Uruguay

Venezuela

North Africa

Algeria

Egypt

Libya

Morocco

Sudan

Tunisia

Western Sahara(territory)

Western Sahara

Algeria

Egypt

Libya

Morocco

Sudan

Tunisia

West Africa

Benin

Burkina Faso

Cabo Verde

Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Liberia

Mali

Mauritania

Niger

Nigeria

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Togo

East Africa

Burundi

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Kenya

Rwanda

Somalia

South Sudan

Tanzania

Uganda

The Horn of Africa

Djibouti

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Somalia

Face the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden

Central Africa

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo

Angola

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Chad

Equatorial Guinea

Gabon

São Tomé and Príncipe

Southern Africa

South Africa

Botswana

Lesotho

Namibia

Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Malawi

Southwest Asia (The Middle East)

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Bahrain

Cyprus

Georgia

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Jordan

Kuwait

Lebanon

Oman

Palestine

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Syria

Turkey (Türkiye)

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Yemen

Central Asia (The Nomadic Steppes)

Afghanistan

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

South Asia

Bangladesh

Bhutan

India

Maldives

Nepal

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

East Asia

China

Japan

Mongolia

North Korea

South Korea

Taiwan

Southeast Asia

Brunei

Cambodia

East Timor (Timor-Leste)

Indonesia

Laos

Malaysia

Myanmar (Burma)

Philippines

Singapore

Thailand

Vietnam

Canada

North America

USA

North America

Mexico

North and Mesoamerica

Belize

Mesoamerica,Central America

Costa Rica

Mesoamerica,Central America

El Salvador

Mesoamerica,Central America

Guatemala

Mesoamerica,Central America

Honduras

Mesoamerica,Central America

Guatemala

Mesoamerica,Central America

Nicaragua

Mesoamerica,Central America

Panama

Mesoamerica, Central America

Antigua and Barbuda

Caribbean

Bahamas

Caribbean

Barbados

Caribbean

Cuba

Caribbean

Dominica

Caribbean

Dominican Republic

Caribbean

Grenada

Caribbean

Haiti

Caribbean

Jamaica

Caribbean

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Caribbean

Saint Lucia

Caribbean

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Caribbean

Trinidad and Tobago

Caribbean

Argentina

South America

Bolivia

South America

Brazil

South America

Chile

South America

Colombia

South America

Ecuador

South America

Guyana

South America

Paraguay

South America

Peru

South America

Suriname

South America

Uruguay

South America

Venezuela

South America

Algeria

North Africa

Egypt

North Africa

Libya

North Africa

Morocco

North Africa

Tunisia

North Africa

Sudan

North Africa

Benin

West Africa

Burkina Faso

West Africa

Cabo Verde

West Africa

Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

West Africa

Gambia

West Africa

Ghana

West Africa

Guinea

West Africa

Guinea-Bissau

West Africa

Liberia

West Africa

Mali

West Africa

Mauritania

West Africa

Niger

West Africa

Nigeria

West Africa

Senegal

West Africa

Sierra Leone

West Africa

Togo

West Africa

Kenya

East Africa

Tanzania

East Africa

Mozambique

East Africa

Somalia

East Africa

Djibouti

East Africa

Eritrea

East Africa

Ethiopia

East Africa

Uganda

East Africa

Rwanda

East Africa

Burundi

East Africa

Comoros

East Africa

Madagascar

East Africa

Mauritius

East Africa

Seychelles

East Africa

Democratic Republic of Congo

Central Africa

Congo

Central Africa

Republic of Congo

Central Africa

Angola

Central Africa