isolated regions
Cut-off territories
Isolated regions are areas cut off from easy contact with the outside world—by geography, distance, or lack of infrastructure.
The phrase appears in discussions of remote communities, biodiversity, or disease spread: Isolated regions often develop unique cultural practices.
Mountain valleys, islands, and polar territories are classic examples.
The isolation may be physical, political, or economic.
- remoteDistant or controller
- middle of nowhereExtremely remote location
- back of beyondExtremely remote location
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- off the gridIndependent of infrastructure
outposts · secluded · desolate · no man's land · hinterlands · backcountry · frontier · ends of the earth · untouched · inaccessible · uncharted territory · terra incognita · archipelago · island hopping · tundra · desert · mountainous · cutoff
- hinterlandshinterland, hinterlands, backcountry, back country, backwoods
- remote placesremote, distant, far, faraway, afar
isolated regionsmetropolitan areas
Cities plus surrounding communities
urban centers · city centers · megalopolises · population centers · metropolises
isolated regionstrading centers
Locations for commercial activity
tourist destinations · cultural crossroads · diverse communities · global cities
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