Region
Vernacular Region
"One that is perceived to exist by its inhabitants, as evidence by the widespread acceptance and use of a special regional name"
The South
South-East America has a reputation of being southern. This means that the general population enjoys Nascar, Football, Sweet Tea, and saying words like "Y'all".
Functional Regions
An area that has been organized to function as a unit
Alabama
The state of Alabama is a functional region because it is part of the United States.
Formal Regions
An area full of people who have things in common such as language or religion.
Germany
Germany is an example of Formal Region because they all share a language called German.