Types of Regions

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Zachery Smith

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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

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