2. Different types of regions
Geographic Regions
Different types of regions

3. Geographic Regions: by definition
Formal regions are areas in which a certain characteristic is found throughout them.
Functional regions consist of a central place and the surrounding places affected by it.
Vernacular regions are defined by people’s attitudes and feelings about areas.

4. Formal Regions: Political
Areas in which a certain characteristic is found throughout them.
Political units: where all people are subject to same laws and government.
Examples are:
States
Countries
Cities

5. Formal Regions: Great Plains & the Pampas
Great Plains - temperate (warm) grasslands and fertile soils
Pampas - Argentina and southern South America: temperate (warm) grasslands and fertile soils

6. Formal Regions: Patagonia
Patagonia: Windswept plateau south of the Pampas
Desolate
Dry
Cold

7. Formal Regions: The Corn Belt
Corn Belt - Region in USA where corn is grown in abundance

8. Formal Regions: Chinatown (San Francisco, CA)
Chinatown - San Francisco (other big cities in USA) - Chinese people, restaurants, stores.

9. Functional Regions
consist of a central place and the surrounding places affected by it.
Often linked by the flow or movement of something
I.e. - Dallas-Fort Worth TX Metropolitan Area = linked by a common airport

10. Functional Regions: Amazon River Drainage Basin
“Basin” - Bowl or dish-shaped geographic feature. Water runs to and settles in the middle
Amazon River Basin - > 80 in. rain/yr., > 80º F constant temperatures

11. Functional Region: The Andean Highlands
The Andes Mountains and surrounding highlands are a functional region

12. Vernacular Regions The American South: sometimes known as
are defined by people’s attitudes and feelings about areas.
Sometimes called “perceptual” regions
May vary by individual perceptions
Vernacular Regions
The American South:
sometimes known as
* “Heart of Dixie”
* “Dixie”
* “Cotton Belt”

13. Vernacular Regions: The Upper Midwest

14. Vernacular Regions: The Great American Desert???

15. Vernacular Regions: Patagonia - “The Land of Giants” ???

16. Vernacular Regions: World Cities
Paris = City of Lights
Chicago = Windy City

17. Vernacular Regions: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: The “Marvelous City”

18. Vernacular Regions: St. Louis Missouri: “Gateway to the West”

19. Vernacular Regions: Mexico City, Mexico: “The City of Palaces”

20. Vernacular Regions: Tibet: “The Rooftop of the World”

21. RACE Restate (Regions are areas that have the same charactweristics)
ANSWER: Start your answer with part of the question.
Ex. Versailles is in the __________ (formal, functional, vernacular) region.
Cite (Support for what you said).
Ex. The map show that….
Extend: I know this because….