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Snack Stack-Regions
Snack Stack
Term | Definition |
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Functional Region | A functional region is organized around a node or focal point with the surrounding areas linked to that node by transportation systems, communication systems, or other economic association involving such activities as manufacturing and retail trading. |
Perceptual Region | A region perceived to exist, usually in the collective imagining of people at large, and possessing an identifiable nickname (i.e. "the Midwest"), but which may not be either formally or functionally coherent as a region. |
Formal Region | regions are places with similar features. |
Physical Characteristics | the appearance of the materials, or any physical qualities which might affect the accessibility or usability of the materials. |
Human Characteristics | the appearance of materials made by humans |
Boundaries | a line that marks the limit of an area |
Fuzzy Boundaries | the spatial definition of urban area |
Defined Boundaries | boundaries with a specific area |
Unifying | coming together as a whole |