“BIG” cultural
MACROCULTURAL REGIONS
Dividing the world up for
convenience
UNITED NATIONS
MACRO REGIONS
Africa
Asia
Europe
Latin America
Northern America
Oceania
Source: www.un.org
AP WORLD HISTORY
World Regions
MOST IMPORTANTLY!
There is NOT a single universally
accepted list of regions. Everyone
defines them differently
THEREFORE… you need to understand
what would make a place fit into one
region or another and be FLEXIBLE in
your thinking about regions