subregion
Part of territory
A subregion is a smaller division within a larger region—geographic, administrative, or conceptual.
The Pacific Northwest might be divided into subregions for climate analysis; a sales territory into subregions for management purposes.
The mountain subregion receives significantly more rainfall than the coastal areas.
Regional administrative district
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- stateCondition or mode
- countyLocal administrative division
- prefectureAdministered regional territory
canton · department · oblast · governorate · shire · emirate · principality · district
province
Regional administrative district
prefecture · canton · department · oblast · governorate · shire · emirate · principality · district · municipality
zone
Bounded area designation
- basinConcave water receptacle
- peninsulaLand almost encircled by water
- valleyLow ground between heights
highlands · lowlands · delta · plateau · coastal · interior · watershed · corridor · belt · heartland
biome
Major ecological community
- climate zoneArea with consistent weather patterns
- tropicsWarm equatorial region
- temperateMild, avoiding extremes
arctic · savanna · tundra · rainforest · desert · steppe · taiga · ecosystem · habitat · bioregion
- geographic areascountry, county, province, district, zone
- terroirsoil, climate, microclimate, slope, aspect
- geometryangles, circles, angle, shapes, lines
- country factspopulation, capital city, area, capitals, language
- administrative divisionsprovince, district, county, state, municipality
- local governmentcity manager, aldermen, city hall, councillors, councillor
subregionregion
Indefinite bounded area
macroregion · continent · megaregion · territory · supercontinent