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Different Types of Regions for Geographic Analysis

Learn about Formal, Functional, and Vernacular regions and their defining characteristics in geography. Discover how each type of region is identified and perceived, and explore examples from around the world.

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Different Types of Regions for Geographic Analysis

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  1. Types of Regions Formal Functional (Nodal) Vernacular (Perceptual)

  2. Formal Region • An area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characteristic • Deals with facts and can be proven to exist • Data can be collected about them

  3. Formal

  4. Formal

  5. Formal

  6. Functional Region • An area organized around a node or focal point • Have a center and are connected to the area around it, usually by some form of transportation route

  7. Functional

  8. Functional

  9. Functional

  10. Vernacular Region • AKA Perceptual Region • An area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity

  11. Vernacular

  12. Vernacular

  13. Vernacular • What do you think of when I say: • Southern California? • The South? • The Middle East? • New York City?

  14. This?

  15. Or this?

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