Region
What characteristics connect people in larger places?
How are places similar/different from one another?
REGIONS
• How are Regions similar to and different from other
places?
• Formal Regions
• Functional Regions
• Vernacular or Perceptual Regions
Formal Regions
Definition
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Regions defined by political boundaries, or
regions that have a common cultural or
physical feature.
Examples:
Political Boundaries: Cities, States, School
Districts, Countries, Continents
Cultural Feature: Chinatown; Latin America
Physical Feature: Rocky Mountain States, Corn
Belt.
Formal Regions
Formal Regions
Formal Regions
Functional Regions
• Definition:
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Regions connected by a central function
• Examples
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TV Station, Pizza delivery, cell phone coverage
areas, newspaper routes, Transportation
Routes…
Can you think of others?
Vernacular/Perceptual Regions
Definition
• Region whose borders/boundaries are determined by people’s beliefs. Not a
scientifically measured process.
Perceptual Regions
Examples