World Geo Regions Vocab

How are places similar or different

• Formal Region

• Location

• Region

• Place

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

• Perceptual

• Ecological

• Functional

• Formal

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.

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.

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 south is an example of which type of region?

• Perceptual
• nodal
• functional
• formal

The state boundaries of Florida are

• Formal Region

• Supranational region

• Perceptual region

• Atlantic Ocean

The Midwest is an example of

• Perceptual Region

• Supranational Region

• Formal Region

• Supernatural Region

A multinational Region

• Extra National Region

• Supranational Region

• Informal Region

• Formal Region

A particular place or position

• Place

• Location

• Region

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