Preview
You have the following
items on your grocery list:
apples, carrots, bread, milk,
fish, steak, trash bags,
chips, butter, cheese and
paper towels.
You need to get in and out
of the store as soon as
possible.
1. How do you group these
items to speed up your
task?
2. Why did you group them
the way they did?
Region
How the earth is divided for study.
Geographers choose how they will classify the world
based on common characteristics.
they are man-made tools for making better sense of the
world.
3 Types of Regions
• Formal
• Functional
• Perceptual
Formal Region
Characterized by a common human or
physical property such as political identity,
climate, or landforms
Formal Region
Example:
Counties, States, Countries
Formal Region
Example:
Desert, Rainforest, Tundra
Formal Region
Example:
The Rockies, Atlantic Coastal
Plain
Functional Region
Organized around a focal
point, with surrounding areas
linked by transportation,
trade, or communication
Functional Region
Example:
Metropolitan Areas - Greater
Houston Area
Functional Region
Examples
Airline hubs
- Houston Intercontinental
Airport
Functional Region
Perceptual Region
A place
defined by
popular
feelings and
images rather
than by
objective data.
Perceptual Region
Example
• The “South”
Perceptual Region
Example
The “Bible Belt”
Example
• Muslim World
Directions for Regions Activity
1. Examine the image on the placard
2. Use your notes to identify the type of
region the image represents
3. Complete your chart
6. Check with your teacher and
repeat
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Example 4
Example 5
Example 6
Example 7
Example 8
Example 9
Example 10
Example 11
Example 12
Example 13
Example 14
The Grain Belt
Example 15
Example 16
Example 17
Example 18
Example 19
Example 20
Example 21
Texas Voting Precinct Map
Processing Assignment
Create your own examples of a
region map using your high
school as a region. You can
create a formal, perceptual or
functional map. One example
would be a map of who sits
where in the cafeteria.