Cornell Notetaking!!

• Cornell Notes help you PICK OUT ONLY IMPORTANT INFO and SUMMARIZE (pick out the main idea)

• (pass out notes) I’m going to teach how to take notes as we learn about regions.

NOTES

• Right hand 2/3 of paper• Bullets or outline form• Do not write every word!• Learn to pick out what’s important…we will do

this together today

Connections

• left hand 1/3 of paper

• Vocabulary, questions, reactions, connections, significance, inference (What conclusions can I draw??? Of what does this remind me?)

Summary

Short and sweet, like a text message !!! How would you write the information in these notes to send in a text???

Different Types of Regions

Formal, Functional, andPerceptual

This is your title of your notes!!!

Different Types of Regions

• Formal, Functional, or Perceptual• formal = measurable data/borders• functional=business connections• perceptual=stereotype/feelings

I. Formal Region I. Formal Region --Areas in which certain--Areas in which certaincharacteristics are foundcharacteristics are foundthroughout the areathroughout the area--EXAMPLES: Countries, states, cities --EXAMPLES: Countries, states, cities (Lake Worth)(Lake Worth)II. Functional Region II. Functional Region --A central place --A central place and the surrounding places affected by itand the surrounding places affected by it--EXAMPLE: The DFW metroplex--EXAMPLE: The DFW metroplexregion (includes Dallas,region (includes Dallas,Forth Worth, Arlington, etc.)Forth Worth, Arlington, etc.)III. Perceptual Region III. Perceptual Region --Area defined by --Area defined by people’s feelings and attitudespeople’s feelings and attitudes--EXAMPLE: “The South, Aggieland, etc.”--EXAMPLE: “The South, Aggieland, etc.”

The underlined words are the three main sections of your notes.

FORMAL REGIONS

Formal Regions = Areas inwhich certain characteristicsare found throughout the area•Formal Regions such ascountries, states, andcities all share the samelaws, government, etc.•Would you know if youstepped in or out of Houston,Texas?

In the “connections” part of your notes, put some examples.

FUNCTIONAL REGIONS

Functional Regions = A centralplace and the surroundingplaces affected by it….I-45 corrider; Dallas metroplex•The City of Houston is well defined,but other placesare affected by Houston, too.•Can you name some ofthe other places in the“Houston metro region”?

In the “connections part of your notes, Ask a question about other functional regions.

PERCEPTUAL REGIONS

• Perceptual Region = Area defined by people’s feelings and attitudes• Where is “The Midwest”?• Is Nebraska in the Midwest?• Is TEXAS in the Midwest?• Depends on each person’s feelings or attitudes.

In the connections part of your notes, ask, “What do people perceive when they think of Texas? Why?”

Let’s Test Ourselves Over Regions:When the region on the left pops up, you decide if

it isFormal, Functional, or Perceptual

formal = measurable data/bordersfunctional=business connectionsperceptual=stereotype/feelings