Question

Which essential element of geography focuses on common cultures

Answer 1

Places and regions. Regions have certain characteristics that are distinguishable from other regions. 

Answer 2

The correct answer is - C) places and regions.

All places and regions have their own unique traits from whatever aspect we are looking at them. The way of functioning, the culture, are determined by the geographical conditions that are found at certain place. It might be the amount of sunlight, the geostrategic position, the amount of rain, the amount of wind, is it a lowland or it's a high altitude place or region, is there rivers and how big they are, etc... All geographical factors influence the common cultures, and it is very easy to notice if you make a comparison between the cultures that are found around the Mediterranean with the ones in Scandinavia for example, and how much and what way the geographical factors are influencing the cultures.