Warm-up: Friday
• 2 minute study time!!
Types of Regions
Regions
• Regions are ways of
organizing people and
places geographically.
• Regions are a form of
spatial classification
Formal Regions
• An area that shares a common feature—
therefore, it is different than surrounding
areas
• Common features might be cultural or
physical
Rocky Mountains
Formal Physical Region
• These are natural
regions of Texas
• They are defined by
having similar
climates, landforms,
plant life, rivers, and
soils
Formal Regions
The Piney Woods of East Texas is a formal
region, mainly because of the pine trees that
grow throughout the area.
Formal Regions
Formal Regions
Formal Regions
• Formal Cultural Region—an area in which
people share one or more cultural traits
(language, religion, clothing, etc.)
– Can be an individual country or made up of
several countries
• Example: Latin America
Perceptual/Vernacular Regions
• Regions that reflect human feelings and
attitudes
• Based on our own perceptions—how we
look at something
• There are no clear boundaries
Perceptual Regions
What kind of
perceptions do other
people have of Texas?
Perceptual Regions
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Cowboys
Horses
Dirt roads
Conservative
Friendly
Football
Howdy
y’all!
Perceptual Regions
• Within Texas, people generally
identify themselves based on
where they are from: “I’m from
West Texas.”
• This has no clear boundary and
is based on that person’s own
perception of where “West
Texas” is.
Functional Regions
• A region made up of different places (nodes)
that are linked together and function as a unit
• Examples: shopping malls, city transit system,
cities
Functional Regions
Regions are
organized around a
central point–
surrounding areas
are linked to this
point.
Functional Regions
Your Homework!
• Read pages 18-22 in your textbook (Stop at
“culture”)
• Add to your notes from today
– More explanation
– Provide additional examples
– Analyze the map examples within the text
Your Homework!
• Read pages 18-22 in your textbook (Stop at
“culture”)
• Add to your notes from today
– More explanation
– Provide additional examples
– Analyze the map examples within the text
Your Homework!
• Read pages 18-22 in your textbook (Stop at
“culture”)
• Add to your notes from today
– More explanation
– Provide additional examples
– Analyze the map examples within the text
Your Homework!
• Read pages 18-22 in your textbook (Stop at
“culture”)
• Add to your notes from today
– More explanation
– Provide additional examples
– Analyze the map examples within the text
Your Homework!
• Read pages 18-22 in your textbook (Stop at
“culture”)
• Add to your notes from today
– More explanation
– Provide additional examples
– Analyze the map examples within the text
Your Homework!
• Read pages 18-22 in your textbook (Stop at
“culture”)
• Add to your notes from today
– More explanation
– Provide additional examples
– Analyze the map examples within the text
What kind of region is Northside
ISD?
• A. Formal
• B. Functional
• C. Perceptual
What kind of region is the
Great Plains?
• A. Formal
• B. Functional
• C. Perceptual
What kind of region is the
South?
• A. Formal
• B. Functional
• C. Perceptual