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Types of Regions. Formal Functional (Nodal) Vernacular (Perceptual). Formal Region. An area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characteristic Deals with facts and can be proven to exist Data can be collected about them. Formal. Formal. Formal. Functional Region.
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Types of Regions Formal Functional (Nodal) Vernacular (Perceptual)
Formal Region • An area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characteristic • Deals with facts and can be proven to exist • Data can be collected about them
Functional Region • An area organized around a node or focal point • Have a center and are connected to the area around it, usually by some form of transportation route
Vernacular Region • AKA Perceptual Region • An area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity
Vernacular • What do you think of when I say: • Southern California? • The South? • The Middle East? • New York City?