1. EQ: What are the different types of regions?

2. Bell Ringer
Think a place you like and describe it using the location descriptors from yesterday

3. Functional Region Organized around a node or focal point
Region is tied to the central point by transportation or communication systems or economic assoc.
EX: television stations, circulation of newspaper, trading area of dept. store

4. Formal Region
Everyone (majority) shares one or more distinct characteristics
EX: language, religion, economic activity such as prod of a specific crop, climate, government units/boundaries, voting preferences

5. Vernacular Region
A place that people believe exists as part of their identity
Informal sense of place rather than scientific models
EX: south

6. What are the regions shown and what type of regions are they?

7. What is this map showing? What type of regions are shown on the map?

8. What are the regions shown? What type of regions are these?

10. What are the regions shown? What type of regions are these?

11. What is shown in the map and what type of regions are these?

12. Write down as many regions that could be shown in this map.

13. ..then label what type of region each is
Slave states
Plantations
Accent of people
Confederate
Climate-hot
Religion