#5 The Atlantic Periphery 

The Atlantic Periphery does not apply to San Diego. San Diego is on the opposite side, which is the West Coast. The region the Atlantic Periphery is under, summer are normally cool to mild and in the winter it's cold and snows.  It is rare to see snow in San Diego throughout the year. San Diego does get precipitation, that is one similarity it has to the Atlantic Periphery. "The culture of the Atlantic Periphery has been influenced by it's settlement patterns and it's physical environment." (101) San Diego has influence from the physical environment and the settlor's from the past. Just like the Atlantic Periphery, tourism is popular during the summer for San Diego.  Tourist can head out to the beach or visit the famous Sea World.

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