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What is a region?

What makes a Region?

What is a Region?

• Regions are Areas of the Earth’s surface which share unifying characteristics.

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The Texas Basketball BeltsTexas Geological Regions

Similar(the same)

What makes a region?A Place with Similar Characteristics

Physical Characteristics Human Characteristics

•Woods•Plains•Mountains•Soil•River valleys

•Beliefs•Urban Areas•Rural Areas •Metros, •Road networks

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FORMAL FUNCTIONAL PERCEPTUAL

Characteristics: Characteristics: Characteristics:

Examples: Examples: Examples:

Types of Regions

Formal Region

• Have Facts• Can be Proven• Data can be collected

about it

TYPES OF REGIONS

Characteristics

Examples1. Formal Region

– Climates/Biomes– Political Boundaries (countries)– Physical Features– Cultural Regions– What’s anouther example?

Functional Region• Characteristics

–Have a use to them–Have a center–Some type of transport or

carrying usually occurs

Los Angeles Subway SystemDelta Airlines region of

operations

TYPES OF REGIONS

Functional Region• Electrical Grid Network• Pizza Delivery network• Phone coverage Regions• What’s another example?

Examples

Perceptual Region

Bible

Belt

TYPES OF REGIONS

• Characteristics–OPINIONS about areas–NO clear boundaries–NO Facts

Perceptual Region• North Vs South Side San Antonio• Perceptions of the U.S.• Sport Fan Regions• The Bible Belt• What’s another example?

South Side

North Side

Bible Belt

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