Blog post 10

Today in class we discussed a variety of things such as finding out Why Each Point on Earth Unique? we Defined region, formal region, functional region, and vernacular region and we also  compared and contrast the different types of regions that human geographers use.

We found out that An area on the planet that is composed of places with a unifying characteristic is a region, one of the five themes of geography.  we also learned that A region is defined by its uniform physical or human characteristics. A region whose boundaries are formally defined is known as a formal region. For example, metropolitan cities, districts, provinces, countries, and continents can be regarded as a formal region that is unified by a common political entity. Towards the middle we disscused how A functional region usually encompasses a central point with defined boundaries and the area around it that is connected via a well-developed network of transportation and communication systems that facilitates the movement of people, goods, and ideas within that system. A large metropolitan city including its suburbs like the New York City in the United States, Mumbai in India, Tokyo in Japan, or Beijing in China, can be regarded as functional regions. See the map of Paris below. We were aslo taught that The third type of region is vernacular region. When places in the world share unifying characteristics, we tend to imagine these places being bound by an "imaginary border". Thus, though physical maps do not formally define the boundaries of such regions, we tend to create “mental maps” of such regions. For example, we often group the countries in the Arabian Peninsula as the “Middle-East region”, though such a region is never mentioned in the physical maps of the world. Coming the end of class we talked about "The South" is a clearly understood perceptual region of the United States of America, however it does not necessarily constitute a formal region of the United States. People's perceptions define the region rather than formal boundaries. Depending on which criteria is used in perception, the boundaries of the region can change (almost like a mental map). The South generally refers to the southeastern United States, not exclusively considered to be south of the Mason and Dixon Line, the Ohio River, and the 36°30′ parallel. we also did an assingment to end class with witch was the united states of america worksheet where we labled each state and then draw a line to show noth and south. after were done we show 5 states that make us think of the south which is Cowboys, Texas, Flordia, Georgia, and Lousiana.