Emergence of a region
“Regions are geopolitical representations that are constructed to aid in thinking about and organizing economic and security relations in different parts of the world”. (Bilgin, 273) The emergence of a region is something that can be difficult to understand. It can mean multiple things that also include subunits. Throughout this paper I will discuss religion, ethnicity and language. Every person you ask about the emergence of a region will have a different opinion on the subject. For example, some will say a region has emerged because of human factors, by the natural landforms, by the climate, or the combination of all of these. Or maybe that it hasn’t really changed. When it comes to regions, you have to think about the term scale and how it is based on the hemisphere as a bigger region not like the smaller South Texas region. I have chosen to write about a region in my home state of Texas, the “Southwest Region”. Regions always have a set religion, ethnicity, and a certain ideology. But what we always tend to forget is how all of these things come to be. That’s why …show more content…
Early Spanish explorers traveled across the South Texas region also known as the grassy brush country in the early 1500 and 1600’s. They found the natives to be hunters and gatherers just like the other regions of Texas. Their lifestyle changed daily due to the weather and the availability of food around them on the plains. They were nomadic and had to move a lot to find food. The Spanish built a series of missions and presidios all across the Southwest and California. The presidios were staffed with the military and the governors of the area. Priests and monks built missions with help from the local tribes. Their goal was to bring the Roman Catholic religion to the New World and “civilize” the natives. They also brought their language which over time replaced the native
“Regions are geopolitical representations that are constructed to aid in thinking about and organizing economic and security relations in different parts of the world”. (Bilgin, 273) The emergence of a region is something that can be difficult to understand. It can mean multiple things that also include subunits. Throughout this paper I will discuss religion, ethnicity and language. Every person you ask about the emergence of a region will have a different opinion on the subject. For example, some will say a region has emerged because of human factors, by the natural landforms, by the climate, or the combination of all of these. Or maybe that it hasn’t really changed. When it comes to regions, you have to think about the term scale and how it is based on the hemisphere as a bigger region not like the smaller South Texas region. I have chosen to write about a region in my home state of Texas, the “Southwest Region”. Regions always have a set religion, ethnicity, and a certain ideology. But what we always tend to forget is how all of these things come to be. That’s why …show more content…
Early Spanish explorers traveled across the South Texas region also known as the grassy brush country in the early 1500 and 1600’s. They found the natives to be hunters and gatherers just like the other regions of Texas. Their lifestyle changed daily due to the weather and the availability of food around them on the plains. They were nomadic and had to move a lot to find food. The Spanish built a series of missions and presidios all across the Southwest and California. The presidios were staffed with the military and the governors of the area. Priests and monks built missions with help from the local tribes. Their goal was to bring the Roman Catholic religion to the New World and “civilize” the natives. They also brought their language which over time replaced the native