1.7 Flashcards
What are regions defined as
One or more unifying characteristics or patterns
What are the three types of regions
Formal
Functional
Vernacular
What are the different types of formal regions
Economic
Social
Political
Environmental
What is an economic formal region
Free trade or common currency like the euro
What is social formal region
Distribution of different cultures and where those cultures are
What is political formal region
Europe (states and computable compiled into one region)
What is environmental formal regions
Deserts or different climates which separate the different regions
What is a functional region
Organized around a central node and based around economics, travel, and communication
(Television markets)
What is a vernacular region
Persons perspective or perception of a certain location
What are the different types of vernacular regions
Informal
Sense of place/identity
Boundaries
(EX: the south of USA
What is formal region
United by one or more specific traits
