Regions

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.

Which of these is NOT a type of region geographers use?

• Formal

• Functional

• Ecological

• Perceptual

The South is established as a vernacular region of the United States by:

• high cotton production.

• low high school graduation rates.

• the prevalence of the Southern Baptist Church. 

• all of the above.

Which is NOT an example of a functional region?

• the circulation area of a newspaper.

• the area of dominance of a local television station.

• the market area of a supermarket.

• the area dominated by a particular crop.

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

• formal 

• functional

• vernacular

• perceptual

The south is an example of which type of region?

• Perceptual

• nodal

• functional

• formal

An area distinguished by one or more unique characteristics is a:

• biome.

• region.

• landscape.

• uniform unit.

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.

Florida is in which region?

• Northeast

• Midwest

• West

• Southeast

Why do geographers make regions?

• They like the colors

• The president told them to

• To make it easier to study