- region (formal, function, and perceptual) Everything that borders or surrounds the location, how they interact, and how they are alike. For example, Mexico and Canada are in the same region as the United States, and they are all in North America.
Region is most commonly a term used in terrestrial sciences and astrophysics. Among the different sub-disciplines of geography it is an area studied by regional geographers. Regions consist of subregions that contain clusters of like areas that are distinctive by their uniformity of description based on a range of statistical data, for example demographic, and locales. In astrophysics some regions have science-specific terms such as galactic clusters.
In Geography, regions can be broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of Humanity and the environment (environmental geography). Geographic regions and subregions are mostly described by their imprecisely defined, and sometimes transitory boundaries, except in human geography where jurisdiction areas such as national borders are clearly defined in law.
Apart from the global continental regions, there are also hydrospheric and atmospheric regions that cover the oceans, and discrete climates above the land and water masses of the planet. The land and water global regions are divided into subregions
geographically bounded by large geological features that influence large-scale
ecologies, such as plains and steppes, forested massifs, deserts, or
mountainous regions. Subregions describe the areas within regions that are
easily distinguished in both the geological and ecological observable
features.
As a way of describing spatial areas, the concept of regions is important and
widely used among the many branches of geography, each of which can describe
areas in regional terms. For example, ecoregion is a term used in environmental geography, cultural region in cultural geography, bioregion in biogeography, and so on. The field of geography that studies regions themselves is called regional geography.
In the fields of physical geography, ecology, biogeography, zoogeography, and environmental geography, regions tend to be based on natural features such as
ecosystems or biotopes, biomes, drainage basins, natural regions, mountain ranges, soil types. Where human geography is concerned, the regions and subregions are described by the discipline of ethnography.
A region has its own nature that could not be moved. The first nature is its
natural environment (landform, climate, etc.). The second nature is its physical
elements complex that were built by people in the past. The third nature is its
socio-cultural context that could not be replaced by new immigrants
In Geography, regions can be broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of Humanity and the environment (environmental geography). Geographic regions and subregions are mostly described by their imprecisely defined, and sometimes transitory boundaries, except in human geography where jurisdiction areas such as national borders are clearly defined in law.
Apart from the global continental regions, there are also hydrospheric and atmospheric regions that cover the oceans, and discrete climates above the land and water masses of the planet. The land and water global regions are divided into subregions
geographically bounded by large geological features that influence large-scale
ecologies, such as plains and steppes, forested massifs, deserts, or
mountainous regions. Subregions describe the areas within regions that are
easily distinguished in both the geological and ecological observable
features.
As a way of describing spatial areas, the concept of regions is important and
widely used among the many branches of geography, each of which can describe
areas in regional terms. For example, ecoregion is a term used in environmental geography, cultural region in cultural geography, bioregion in biogeography, and so on. The field of geography that studies regions themselves is called regional geography.
In the fields of physical geography, ecology, biogeography, zoogeography, and environmental geography, regions tend to be based on natural features such as
ecosystems or biotopes, biomes, drainage basins, natural regions, mountain ranges, soil types. Where human geography is concerned, the regions and subregions are described by the discipline of ethnography.
A region has its own nature that could not be moved. The first nature is its
natural environment (landform, climate, etc.). The second nature is its physical
elements complex that were built by people in the past. The third nature is its
socio-cultural context that could not be replaced by new immigrants