What is the definition of a formal region?

Answer 1

Formal regions are used to outline governmental, physical, cultural and economic areas. Examples include, Canada, the Rocky Mountains, the Islamic World, or the rice growing areas.

Answer 2

Formal region is a term used in geography to describe designated areas that have official boundaries such as counties, cities, states and countries. Most of the formal regions are characterized by relative uniformity such as people sharing a particular language.

Answer 3

A region within which French is spoken by, say 90 percent of the population can be defined as a formal region, because it has a uniformity in it.

Answer 4

A formal region is an area that is uniform in characteristics.