Praxis II Citizenship

Answer: D -Route 66 was a functional region. A functional region is an area defined by a central point (a hub) and a channel of interaction that crosses formal borders and may even connect various perceptual regions. For example, Route 66 began in Chicago (its hub) and crossed Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona before ending in Los Angeles. As a functional region, the “Mother Road,” crossed eight formal regions (states) and spanned three perceptual regions: the Midwest, Southwest, and West Coast.