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Texas
KEYE TV viewing area
Breadbasket
Austin Metro Railway
Southwest
Iran
Big Apple
Southern California
United States
Algeria
Pflugerville ISD
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Australia
Deep South
Austin Bergstrom
Airport
Israel
New York Subway
Longhorn Country
China
Dixie
Manville Water District
Downtown Houston
Describe different types of regions
including formal, functional and
perceptual regions
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Common human or
physical
characteristic
Clear boundaries
Examples:
Louisiana, Mexico,
Climate regions
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Based on a function
they serve such as a
city-region or an area of
connected rivers that
serves as a drainage
basin.
They have a focal point
with surrounding areas.
Examples: New York
Metropolitan area,
DFW Airport.
Airlines use “hub and spoke” system to
organize their business and save money.
Airlines use “hub and spoke” system to
organized
their business and save money.
Texas Regional Education Service Centers
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Based on people’s
feelings about an
area or how people
perceive an area.
More likely to
change over time
and subject to
stereotypes.
Examples:
Aggieland, The
South, The Middle
East
Aggieland
For Example…what is the South?
Traditionally, the South was known as the Confederate states or states that
had slaves before the Civil War
For Example…what is the South?
Or maybe the South refers to a particular region where people speak a
certain way.
Ya’ll
All Ya’ll
Ya’ll
I’m fixin’ to
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
Texas
KEYE TV viewing area
Breadbasket
Austin Metro Railway
Southwest
Iran
Big Apple
Southern California
United States
Algeria
Pflugerville ISD
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
Australia
Deep South
Austin Bergstrom
Airport
Israel
New York Subway
Longhorn Country
China
Dixie
Manville Water District
Downtown Houston
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Choose an example of a formal, functional and
perceptual region.
Create a postcard for each example. (3 postcards)
On the front of the postcard, draw a picture of the
region and label it. Also label whether it is a
formal, functional or perceptual region and
provide a definition of the type of region.
On the back pretend you are visiting that
region…write a short letter to a friend or family
member at home describing what it is like to be
visiting that region.
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Formal Region – a formal region is a region that has
common characteristics and clear boundaries
Back of the postcard
You must also include something in
your letter that describes that
region.
How will I be graded?
Total:
100 pts
Formal Region Post Card
Picture on Front:
Name of the Region on Front:
Type of Region labeled “Formal” and definition on Front:
Letter to a friend or family describing region on Back:
5 pts
5 pts
10 pts
10 pts
Functional Region Post Card
Picture on Front:
Name of the Region on Front:
Type of Region labeled “Functional” and definition on Front:
Letter to a friend or family describing region on Back:
5 pts
5 pts
10 pts
10 pts
Perceptual Region Post Card
Picture on Front:
Name of the Region on Front:
Type of Region labeled “Perceptual” and definition on Front:
Letter to a friend or family describing region on Back:
5 pts
5 pts
10 pts
10 pts
Overall Neatness:
10 pts