Europe is just one example of how regionalization has aided to our understanding of the world today.
It was difficult for Europe to trace their origins in order to create cultural regions, but in North America it was relatively easy because of the development of its modern-day cultural regions. Today, North America is divided into 16 different regions based not just on culture but also on physical and financial differences. All of the regions are identifiable to most some of which are the Pacific Northwest, the Great Plains and Prairies, the Appalachia and the Ozarks, and finally California. Instead of focusing on specific criteria, overlapping boundaries are included which shows the undecided position of areas so that they are not seen as belonging to just one region. This shows that there are no direct boundaries, but instead zones of transitions which create the boundaries. This is why the border between Canada and the United States is not considered a solid boundary. However having saying this, Canada and the United States are also seen as having their own regionalization amongst their countries.
Canada has six major land regions. .
They are (1) the Cordillera of British Columbia, (2) the Interior Plains, (3) the North, (4) the Atlantic and Gulf Region, (5) the Canadian Shield, and (6) the Great Lakes- St Lawrence Lowlands (Levert, 221).
Each region has a basic cultural division which separates itself from all the rest. The north is subdivided into a European and Native mixture as well as the Inuit in the extreme far north. The Cordillera of British Columbia is made up primarily of English and an Asian population. The Interior Plain mostly consists of Europeans, while the Canadian Shield has a mix of Aboriginals and European. The Great Lakes- St Lawrence Lowlands consists mostly of French and English with a mix of different cultures, and the Atlantic and Gulf region consists heavily of a French and European population.