1. FRQ /4

2. FRQ 1 10/4 FRQ – Free Response Question
On the exam – there will be 3 FRQ and you will have 75 min to complete them.
FRQs often ask multiple questions.
YOU MUST ANSWER EACH QUESTION and EACH PART OF EACH QUESTION.

3. Review HW
Think about the border region between the US and Mexico. Write one paragraph in which you describe the border region. What makes that a region? What different TYPES of regions can be used to describe the Border? Can you use all three types of regions to define the Border? How? Why?

4. Border Region What criteria can you define the border region?
Functional? (economic? Nodes? Broadcasts?)
Formal? (language? Political borders?)
Vernacular? (identity?)

5. Analyze MAP (See/Means)

6. Analyze MAP (See/Means)

7. Analyze MAP (See/Means)

8. READ THE FOLLOWING FRQ – WRITE DOWN WHAT IT IS ASKING YOU
A. Explain how relative location and changing scale help geographers to better understand the borderland region between Mexico and the United States. (4 pts)
B. Define the following concepts as they are used in geography. Using the maps provided, for each of the concepts in part B discuss specific examples to illustrate your understanding. (6 pts)
Formal Region
Functional Region

9. READ THE FOLLOWING FRQ – WRITE DOWN WHAT IT IS ASKING YOU
Define relative location 1pt
Define changing scale 1 pt
Determine how they can be used to explain the borderland
2 pts
Define functional region 1pt
Use examples and reference MAP to explain a way to understand the borderland as a functional region 2 pts
Define formal region 1 pt
Use examples and reference MAP to explain a way to understand the borderland as a formal region 2 pts

10. USE THE MAPS WE JUST ANALZYED TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING FRQ
Explain how relative location and changing scale help geographers to better understand the borderland region between Mexico and the United States. (4 pts)
Define the following concepts as they are used in geography. Using the maps provided, for each of the concepts in part B discuss specific examples to illustrate your understanding. (6 pts)
Formal Region
Functional Region