Ch. 1 Notes Functional region- Defined by a formal government or similar structure Formal region- they have political boundaries. Political boundaries can overlap. Vernacular region- the identity of a region Spatial association- when you can make connections with two features of an area Income and crime Life expectancy at birth Liquor stores and income Globalization Consumer products are distributed internationally ?Specialize Globalization? a mass globalized consumer product is altered to make the specific culture comfortable Distribution properties- Phenomena- an idea or activity Density- the frequency at which something occurs in a place Concentration- where people tend to concentrate. Clustered or dispersed Ex: urban areas