There are thee types of regions. They are the Geographic (physical) Region, the Political Region, and the Cultural Region.
The first region is the Geographic Region. Sunrise’s largest region is North America. Then, North America is divided into smaller regions. Florida is located in the Gulf-Atlantic Coastal Plain Region. Now, Florida is divided into five geographic regions. Then, the region that Sunrise is located in is the Coastal Low Lands which is the largest geographic region located in Florida. The Coastal Low Lands is low, flat land along the coast of the peninsula. Sunrise is about ten ft. above sea level whereas near the beach it is only about four ft. above sea level.
The second region is the Political Region. The largest region of the Political Region is the United States of America which is also a nation. Then the United States of America is divided into several political units. There are 48 contiguous states, 2 fragmented states, the District of Columbia, and trust territories which means territories that we help with their government. Florida, which is the 27th state part of the United States, is then divided into 67 political units. Broward County is the political unit that Sunrise is located in. It got its name from the governor in the early 1900s, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward. Then, Broward County is divided into 31 municipalities. Sunrise is one of those municipalities.
The third and final region is the Cultural Region. Florida is divided into 3 Cultural Regions. The first region is northern Florida which is the panhandle. The second region is central Florida which is the area in change. And the third region is southern Florida which has different cosmopolitan. Cosmopolitan means all over the world. Southern Florida is where Sunrise is located. The different cultures from all over the world are from Europe, the Caribbean, and Latin America.These are the three types of regions and how Sunrise is located within them.
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