Regions+South+Asia

Types of Regions

There are three different types of regions:
 * **Formal regions** are those that are designated by official boundaries, such as cities, states, counties, and countries. For the most part, they are clearly indicated and publicly known.
 * **Functional regions** are defined by their connections. For example, the circulation area for a major city newspaper is the functional region of that paper. (This means that there must be a core that extends outward in terms of influence. That influence will diminish over distance. Thus, one could say that, for example, much of Gyeonggi-do is part of the "Seoul region".
 * **Vernacular regions** are perceived regions, such as "The South," "The Midwest," or the "Middle East;" they have no formal boundaries but are understood in our mental maps
 * (taken from Mr. Plouffe's world geography wikipage)

**Formal Regions:**  If we divide the region South Asia into formal regions, there are eight countries designated by eight countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

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 Vernacular region =====

We can divide India into three vernacular regions:


 * Western India:** Western India consists of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra, and Nagar Haveli. while the small territories are called Goa, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. It borders Pakstan and the Arabian sea to the west and the plains to the east. This region is industrialized compared to other vernacular region; this region differs from the others that they have different language, custom, and industry. Also they have a large urban population.
 * Eastern India:** This region covers several states such as Bimar, Orissa, and Jharkhand. This region is where its main industry is tourism; many foreigners visit this region.
 * North Himalayas:** The region of North Himalayas include the northwestern part of the Himalayas' mountain range. The provinces that are included in this region are Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.




 Maps of South Asia **political map of South Asia**




 * physical map of South Asia**




 * Climate map of South Asia**




 * Vegetation map of South Asia**



Works Cited <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Rao, Ravikiran. "Regions in India - India Travel Guide - iGuide." //IGuide: Interactive Travel Guide - Explore 7 Million World Places//. IGuide. Web. 01 Nov. 2009. <[]>.

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