Types of Regions

EQ: What are the different types of regions?

Functional Region

Organized around a node or

focal point

Region is tied to the central point

by transportation or
communication systems or
economic assoc.

EX: television stations,

circulation of newspaper, trading
area of dept. store

Formal Region

Everyone (majority) shares one

or more distinct characteristics

EX: language, religion, economic

activity such as prod of a specific
crop, climate, government
units/boundaries, voting
preferences

Vernacular Region

A place that people believe

exists as part of their identity

Informal sense of place rather

than scientific models

EX: The south/The Bible Belt

Multiple Choice

A formal region is:

• derived from people's sense of identity and attachment to different areas.

• an area that possesses one or more unifying cultural or physical traits.

• nonexistent in developing nations.

• an area unified by a specific social, cultural, or economic activity.

Multiple Choice

The Bible Belt is a _____________ region.

• formal (based on facts)

• perceptual (how people see it)

• functional (connected by transportation, communication, or trade)

Multiple Choice

A Wifi Hotspot is a _____________ region.

• formal (based on facts)

• perceptual (how people see it)

• functional (connected by transportation, communication, or trade)

Multiple Choice

Red Sox Nation is the fanbase for the Red Sox. Which type of region is this?

• Perceptual

• Formal

• Physical

• Functional

Multiple Choice

The signal area of radio station WJBR is an example of which of kind of region?

• formal

• functional

• vernacular

• perceptual

Multiple Choice

What type of region is this?

• Formal

• Functional

• Perceptual

Multiple Choice

What type of region is this?

• Formal

• Functional

• Perceptual

Multiple Choice

What type of region is this?

• Formal

• Functional

• Perceptual

Multiple Choice

What type of region is this?

• Formal

• Functional

• Perceptual

Multiple Choice

What type of region is this?

• Formal

• Functional

• Perceptual

Multiple Choice

What type of region is this?

• Formal

• Functional

• Perceptual

Multiple Choice

What type of region is this?

• Formal

• Functional

• Perceptual

Multiple Choice

The division of the U.S. into nine regions by the Census Bureau is an example of a:

• climatic region.

• formal region.

• functional region.

• vernacular region.

Multiple Choice

Which type of region does this image of a pizza delivery zone depict?

• Functional

• Perceptual

• Formal

Multiple Choice

The Midwest is an example of what type of region?

• Formal

• Perceptual

• Physical

• Human