ABSTRACT

This chapter discusses the regions used for various purposes with some consideration of the varied meanings of the word 'regionalism', which in some hands becomes almost a form of aesthetics. It focuses on the idea of the natural region. The chapter considers the problem of regional geography. It emphasises on the word 'natural' as a basis of discussion, assuming that readers will accept the idea that some form of regionalization is useful for administrative and economic purposes. Europe and North America were divided into 'agricultural regions' by R. Hartshorne and S. N. Dicken in 1935 'on a uniform statistical basis'. The crops are variously used for foodstuffs and as feed-stuffs for livestock supplying both dairy products and meat. The method of regional classification may well differ from one country to another with profit. Hypothetical geography has proceeded far enough in the United States.