Perceptual vs Functional vs Formal Regions

Reasons for Regions

Unit Introduction

Reasons for Regions Vocabulary

• Region

• Boundaries

• Specialization

• Formal Regions

• Functional Regions

• Perceptual Regions

Multiple Choice

The United States is divided into how many regions?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 7

Regions of the USA

• West

• Midwest

• Northeast

• Southeast

• Southwest

Region

• part of a country or world having similar characteristics but not always fixed boundaries

Open Ended

Your home is divided into regions, can you name regions in your home?

Boundary

a line that marks the limits of an area; a dividing line.

Multiple Select

Baseball positions are an example of Specialization

• True

• False

Specialization

concentrating on and becoming an expert in a particular subject or skill

Open Ended

Can you name some of the specialized roles necessary to make a movie?

Multiple Choice

Which region is defined by the way it is used or operated

• Functional Region

• Perceptual Region

• Formal Region

Functional Region

A region defined by the way it is used or operated

•Physical features

•Farming

•Industry

Multiple Choice

Which region is based on HUMAN beliefs

• Formal Region

• Functional Region

• Perceptual Region

Perceptual Region

A region based on HUMAN beliefs, culture, and attitudes with NO set boundaries.

•More opinions rather than facts

•How people “see” a place

Multiple Choice

Which region has fixed and agreed upon boundaries

• Functional Region

• Perceptual Region

• Formal Region

Formal Region

A region with fixed and agreed upon boundaries

•Countries

•Counties

•States

•Private/Public property

Open Ended

What are the three types of regions that you have learned about today?