Regions

Objective: Identify different types of regions with examples of each

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Regions

Within a region, the people, environment and activities will display similarities and regularities.

Examples: language, religion, physical features, economics

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1st type of Region:

Formal or uniform regions, like a state, census tract, precinct

…or the Wheat Belt (predominance of one type of agriculture)

…or areas that vote Republican (identification helps explain a pattern)

“Traditional” Agricultural Belt Regions

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Formal/uniform region, con’t

Formal regions usually have “borders.”

Formal regions, however, are often a generalization.

There can be diversity within a region. There are Democrats in Texas.

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2nd type of region

Functional—or nodal— a region is tied to a center point.

The node may be a shop or service, as in a grocery store’s service area.

Service Area Map for Veterinary Surgical Services

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Functional/nodal regions, cont’d

The boundaries mark the limits of the trading area or activity, like for a salesman.

Or for circulation of a newspaper or broadcast area of a TV station.

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Functional/nodal regions, cont’d

Area of dominant influence, or ADI:

Term used in the broadcast industry for television or radio market areas

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3rd Type of Region Vernacular regions rise from

informal concepts that people use in daily life.

These regions are often based on perceptions.

“The South,” “The Midwest” “The Frostbelt,” “The Sunbelt”

The South?

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Diffusion between regions

The region from which innovation originates is called a hearth.

Diffusion happens two ways…relocation and expansion.