1. September 20, 2017
1.10 Define region as concept, identify world regions, and understand the regionalization process

3. What is a region?

4. Regionalization
The process geographers use to divide and categorize space into smaller aerial units.
This is much like how a writer divides a book into chapters and then names (or classifies) them

5. Types of regions
Formal
Functional
Perceptual

6. Formal Regions
Also called “uniform Regions” or “homogeneous regions” are united by one or more traits
Examples include:
-physical, such as Saharan Desert
-cultural, such as SW Nigeria, an area where most people speak Yoruba
-economic, such as the Gold Coast of Africa (Ghana), which exports gold

7. Functional Regions
Organized around a focal point and are defined by an activity that occurs across the region. These regions are often united by networks of communication and transportation that are centered on a node.
For this reason, they are known as nodal regions
Examples include:
-Pizza delivery area; the pizza shop is the node
-A country is a functional region; the capital is the node

8. Perceptual Regions
Perceptual regions are defined by the informal sense of place that people ascribe to them
The boundaries of perceptual regions vary widely because people have a different sense of what defines and unites these regions
Examples:
-The American “South”
-The Middle East
-Upstate New York

9. World Regions

12. The Regionalization Process

13. Large Regions Could be based on continents Physical Features
Cultural Features
-Central America (influenced more by Spain and Portugal than Great Britain and France)
-Sub-Saharan Africa
-The Russian Federation

14. Subregions
Geographers divide regions into smaller units, or subregions
A subregion shares some characteristics with the rest of the larger region, but is distinctive in some way
Example:
Latin America vs Brazil

15. Smaller Regions
By increasing the scale, subregions can be divided even further
These subdivisions can be based on elements of physical geography, such as climate and landform, or human geography, such as culture, politics, and economics
For example: Florida
-a climate region based on its warm weather
-a cultural region known as the South
-an economic region known as the Sun Belt

16. Questions Answer the following questions in your notebook:
What characteristics do the countries that make up Anglo-America share? List three.
What type of region is the Corn Belt?
Bring map pencils to class tomorrow