Formal, Functional, Perceptual Regions

Which of these is a PHYSICAL characteristic? 

• major cities
• desert climate
• farming
• population 

A formal region is:

• derived from people's sense of identity and attachment to different areas.
• an area that possesses one or more unifying cultural or physical traits.
• nonexistent in developing nations.
• an area unified by a specific social, cultural, or economic activity.

Which of these is NOT a type of region geographers use?

• Formal
• Functional
• Ecological
• Perceptual

The South is established as a vernacular region of the United States by:

• high cotton production.
• low high school graduation rates.
• the prevalence of the Southern Baptist Church. 
• all of the above.

Which is NOT an example of a functional region?

• the circulation area of a newspaper.
• the area of dominance of a local television station.
• the market area of a supermarket.
• the area dominated by a particular crop.

The signal area of radio station WIVK is an example of which of kind of region?

• formal 
• functional
• vernacular
• perceptual

The south is an example of which type of region?

• Perceptual
• nodal
• functional
• formal

The division of the U.S. into nine regions by the Census Bureau is an example of a:

• climatic region.
• formal region.
• functional region.
• vernacular region.

Which is NOT an example of a functional region?

• the circulation area of a newspaper.
• the area of dominance of a local television station.
• the market area of a supermarket.
• the area dominated by a particular crop.

A vernacular region's boundaries are:

• determined by a set of uniform physical or cultural characteristics across a particular area.
• designated by the inclusion of a particular cultural characteristic.
• fuzzy or vague because they allow for individual interpretation.
• drawn around the functions that occur between a particular place and the surrounding area.