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| Region = an area of Earth
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| • | Types
of Regions |
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| – | Formal
= uniform / homogeneous: universal or |
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| predominant
sharing of a characteristic |
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| – | Functional
= nodal: area organized around a |
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| focal
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| – | Vernacular
= perceptual: a region people |
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| perceive
to exist |
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