geographic region
Bounded land zone
A geographic region is an area of land distinguished by particular physical, political, cultural, or administrative characteristics that set it apart from surrounding areas.
Regions may be defined by natural features like climate, terrain, or watersheds the Pacific Northwest, by political boundaries the European Union, or by cultural and economic factors the Rust Belt.
The term is flexible in scale, applying equally to vast continental zones and small local districts.
- valleyLow ground between heights
- canyonDeep river-cut gorge
- plateauFlat highland area
- coastal plainFlat terrain bordering ocean
- provinceRegional administrative district
mountain range · tundra · polar ice cap · river basin · protectorate · archipelago · wetland area · subcontinent · hinterland · plain · borderland · watershed · lake district · colony · rural community · isthmus · marine habitat · alpine zone
geographic regionpoint
Exact location or meaning
pinpoint · site · spot · exact spot · coordinate
geographic regionthe whole world
All of Earth's inhabitants
everywhere · nowhere · void · worldwide · vacuum