Think about a time in which you sent a postcard or received a postcard.1. Where was the postcard from?2. Who sent it to you?3. What was in the picture on the postcard?4. What was written on the back of the postcard?

Divide the following terms into different groups

1. Texas2. KEYE TV viewing

area3. Breadbasket4. Austin Metro

Railway5. Southwest6. Iran7. Big Apple8. Southern California9. United States10. Algeria11. Pflugerville ISD

12. Australia13. Deep South14. Austin Bergstrom

Airport15. Israel16. New York Subway17. Longhorn Country18. China19. Dixie20. Manville Water

District21. Downtown Houston

TYPES OF REGIONSDescribe different types of regions

including formal, functional and perceptual regions

Formal Region

Common human or physical characteristic

Clear boundaries Examples:

Louisiana, Mexico, Saudi Arabia

Functional Region

Based on a function they serve such as a city-region or an area of connected rivers that serves as a drainage basin.

They have a focal point with surrounding areas.

Examples: New York Metropolitan area, DFW Airport.

Airlines use “hub and spoke” system to organized their business and save money.

Airlines use “hub and spoke” system to organize their business and save money.

Texas Regional Education Service Centers

Perceptual Region

Based on people’s feelings about an area or how people perceive an area.

More likely to change over time and subject to stereotypes.

Examples: Aggieland, The South, The Middle East

For Example…what is the South?Traditionally, the South was known as the Confederate states or

states that had slaves before the Civil War

For Example…what is the South?Or maybe the South refers to a particular region where people

speak a certain way.

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Ya’ll

Now..divide the following regions into Formal, Functional and Perceptual Regions

1. Texas2. KEYE TV viewing

area3. Breadbasket4. Austin Metro

Railway5. Southwest6. Iran7. Big Apple8. Southern California9. United States10. Algeria11. Pflugerville ISD

12. Australia13. Deep South14. Austin Bergstrom

Airport15. Israel16. New York Subway17. Longhorn Country18. China19. Dixie20. Manville Water

District21. Downtown Houston

Region Activity

Choose an example of a formal, functional and perceptual region.

Create a postcard for each example. (3 postcards)

On the front of the postcard, draw a picture of the region and label it. Also label whether it is a formal, functional or perceptual region and provide a definition of the type of region.

On the back pretend you are visiting that region…write a short letter to a friend or family member at home describing what it is like to be visiting that region.

Front Example

Formal Region – a formal region is a region that has common characteristics and clear boundaries

Back of the postcardYou must also include

something in your letter that describes that region.

How will I be graded? Total: 100 pts

Formal Region Post CardPicture on Front: 5 ptsName of the Region on Front: 5 ptsType of Region labeled “Formal” and definition on Front: 10 ptsLetter to a friend or family describing region on Back: 10 pts

Functional Region Post CardPicture on Front: 5 ptsName of the Region on Front: 5 ptsType of Region labeled “Functional” and definition on Front: 10 ptsLetter to a friend or family describing region on Back: 10 pts

Perceptual Region Post CardPicture on Front: 5 ptsName of the Region on Front: 5 ptsType of Region labeled “Perceptual” and definition on Front: 10 ptsLetter to a friend or family describing region on Back: 10 pts

Overall Neatness: 10 pts