Example Concept: Cross-region replication typically uses asynchronous methods to minimize the impact of latency on application performance. This approach allows the primary database to acknowledge write operations without waiting for confirmation from the replica, thus reducing write latency. However, it introduces eventual consistency, where there may be a delay before all replicas reflect the latest data changes. To mitigate latency issues, consider using read replicas in the same region as the application or implementing conflict resolution strategies to handle data discrepancies.