John F. Kennedy International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the New York City area, The Statue of Liberty, located on Liberty Island, is one of the cities biggest attractions.
There is a major difference between formal and functional regions. Formal regions are huge areas that are characterized by many activities. A functional region is a region that serves other regions, like major cities serving rural areas.
First let us understand the concept region. A region is an area that is differentiated from other area according to certain criteria. In other words, an area having the homogeneity of the physical and cultural phenomena. Functional regions are often Organized around a central point which is also called node. A shopping center surrounded by its neighborhood. Another example would be city and its transit system with suburbs.