1. Learning and Language Objective
WG 9.B Describe different types of regions including formal, functional and perceptual regions.
Students will be able to listen to presentation over the different regions and sort a list of places into formal, functional and perceptual regions.
Students will describe regions by creating a post card from one or more regions.

2. Divide the following terms into different groups
Texas
KEYE TV viewing area
Breadbasket
Austin Metro Railway
Southwest
Iran
Big Apple
Southern California
United States
Algeria
Pflugerville ISD
Australia
Deep South
Austin Bergstrom Airport
Israel
New York Subway
Longhorn Country
China
Dixie
Manville Water District
Downtown Houston

3. Types of regions
Describe different types of regions including formal, functional and perceptual regions

5. Formal Region Common human or physical characteristic Clear boundaries
Examples: Louisiana, Mexico, Saudi Arabia

8. Functional Region
Based on a function they serve such as a city-region or an area of connected rivers that serves as a drainage basin.
They have a focal point with surrounding areas.
Examples: New York Metropolitan area, DFW Airport.

9. Airlines use “hub and spoke” system to organize their business and save money.
Airlines use “hub and spoke” system to organized
their business and save money.

11. Perceptual Region
Based on people’s feelings about an area or how people perceive an area.
More likely to change over time and subject to stereotypes.
Examples: Aggieland, The South, The Middle East

12. For Example…what is the South?
Traditionally, the South was known as the Confederate states or states that had slaves before the Civil War

13. For Example…what is the South?
Or maybe the South refers to a particular region where people speak a certain way.
Ya’ll
All Ya’ll
Ya’ll
I’m fixin’ to

14. Now..divide the following regions into Formal, Functional and Perceptual Regions
Texas
KEYE TV viewing area
Breadbasket
Austin Metro Railway
Southwest
Iran
Big Apple
Southern California
United States
Algeria
Pflugerville ISD
Australia
Deep South
Austin Bergstrom Airport
Israel
New York Subway
Longhorn Country
China
Dixie
Manville Water District
Downtown Houston

15. Region Activity
Choose an example of a formal, functional and perceptual region.
Create a postcard for each example. (3 postcards)
On the front of the postcard, draw a picture of the region and label it. Also label whether it is a formal, functional or perceptual region and provide a definition of the type of region.
On the back pretend you are visiting that region…write a short letter to a friend or family member at home describing what it is like to be visiting that region.

16. Front Example
Formal Region – a formal region is a region that has common characteristics and clear boundaries

17. Back of the postcard
You must also include something in your letter that describes that region.

18. How will I be graded? Total: 100 pts
Formal Region Post Card
Picture on Front: pts
Name of the Region on Front: 5 pts
Type of Region labeled “Formal” and definition on Front: 10 pts
Letter to a friend or family describing region on Back: 10 pts
Functional Region Post Card
Type of Region labeled “Functional” and definition on Front: 10 pts
Perceptual Region Post Card
Type of Region labeled “Perceptual” and definition on Front: 10 pts
Overall Neatness: pts