GRG 305 Chapter Notes -Ecotone
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A formal region is one of the three categories of regions. Its definition is an area or space that possesses some homogeneous characteristics or uniformity. This means that across the region, there is at least one thing that is the same everywhere within the region. A homogeneous can be as simple as a common language. Is in a linguistic region, where everyone speaks the same language, but groups within can be very different. American south or dixie is a great example of this. Many factors define this region such as dialect, vocabulary, food, architecture, climate, ethnicity, and religion. These defining characteristics are imprecise, that"s why there is an argument about whether virginia and. Cultural regions have fuzzy boundaries such as the boundaries between the north and dixie. On the other hand, political boundaries are well-defined. These are boundaries separating counties, states, and countries.
