WG Regions

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes a region?

• An area defined by one or more common and distinctive traits, characteristics, or features that make it different from surrounding areas.

• A place that is always unique and cannot be grouped with others.

• A location that never changes its boundaries.

• A city with the largest population in a country.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes a formal region?

• A region based on people's perceptions

• A region organized around a central point

• An area defined by official boundaries and shared characteristics

• A region with no clear boundaries

Open Ended

How do perceptual regions differ from other types of regions in geography?

Draw

Circle the South

Draw

Circle the Middle East

Flip your paper over, make a mental map from home to school

Multiple Choice

What kind of region is the Dulles High School school zone?

• Formal

• Functional

• Vernacular

Multiple Choice

What kind of region is New York?

• Formal

• Functional

• Perceptual

Multiple Choice

What kind of region is the Silicon Valley (where tech workers live and work)?

• Formal

• Functional

• Perceptual