3) regions seen as hierarchy. Vernacular Region: A region defined by perception (south, western, Hoosier region). Vernacular Culture Regions (Also called Popular or Perceptual Regions)-are those perceived to exist by their inhabitants, as evidenced by the widespread acceptance and use of a special regional name.nowing this, an example of this type of region would be the South in the … U.S. because the definition of the south is different for each individual depending on their personal beliefs. (a vernacular region is also referred to as a perceptual region). 5 people found this useful. Answered.