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| Region | an area of Earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristics |
| Cultural Landscape | combination of cultural features such as language, religion, agriculture, industry, climate, vegetation, etc. |
| Formal Region | uniform region; an area in which all or most people share a common characteristic |
| Functional Region | nodal region; an area organization a node or focal point |
| Vernacular Region | perceptual region; an area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity or stereotypes |
| Scale | relationship between the portion of the Earth being studied and the Earth as a whole |
| Examples of Local Scale | first floor of Lakeville South High School; downtown Lakeville; map of Minneapolis |
| Examples of Regional Scale | map of corn farms in US; world map of where Spanish is spoken; world map of where Judaism is dominant religion practiced |
| Examples of Global Scale | McDonald's; Starbucks; countries in the United Nations |
| Examples of Formal Regions | Minnesota; Mississippi River watershed; map of areas with four seasons per year |
| Examples of Functional Regions | Twin Cities light rail system; Lakeville public parks map; circulation of New York Times newspaper |
| Examples of Perceptual Regions | Edina is full of rich people; New York City is dangerous; Columbia is cocaine-land |
