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Geographers identify three types of regions
1 Formal Region (aka uniform region or homogeneous region)
An area in which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristic
ex: Common language, economic activities or climate
Characteristic may be predominant rather than universal
2 Functional Region (aka nodal region)
an area or organized around a node for focal point
3 vernacular Region (aka perceptual region)
An area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity
Location can be identified in three ways:
1 Place names
2 Site
3 situation
Region : A Unique Area
  An area on earth defined by one or more distinctive Characteristics is a region
Most often applied at two scales
1 spanning political states.
2 Constrained within one political state
A region derives its unified character through the cultural landscape a combination of cultural, religious and physical features
Culture is the agent, the natural area the medium, the cultural landscape is the  result---Lart O Sauer, American Geography
Geographers identify three types of regions
1 Formal Region (aka uniform region or homogeneous region)
2 Functional Region (aka nodal region)
3 vernacular Region (aka perceptual region)