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== Major world regions == | == Major world regions == | ||
* | * major regions | ||
** there are many regions and sub-regions and different sources will define these regions differently | |||
** | ** we will list these regions per continent | ||
* | * See [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_physiographic_regions_of_the_world List of Physiographic Regions per continent (wiki)]] | ||
=== Americas === | === Americas === | ||
* North America | * North America | ||
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* South America | * South America | ||
* Caribbean | * Caribbean | ||
=== Asia === | === Asia === | ||
* | * Central Asia (Russian Asia, Mongolia) | ||
* East Asia | * East Asia (China, Korea, Japan) | ||
* South Asia | * South Asia (Indian sub-continent) | ||
* | * Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Thailand, Malyasia, Indonesia, etc.) | ||
* West Asia (Middle East) | |||
=== Africa === | === Africa === | ||
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* Sub-Saharan Africa | * Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
* South Africa | * South Africa | ||
=== Australia === | === Australia === | ||
=== Europe === | === Europe === | ||
* Eastern Europe | * Eastern Europe | ||
* Western Europe | * Western Europe | ||
* Scandinavia | * Scandinavia | ||
=== Other major regions terminology === | === Other major regions terminology === | ||
* Eurasia | * Eurasia | ||
* Mediterranean | * Mediterranean | ||
* | * Latin America | ||
== World oceanic regions == | == World oceanic regions == | ||