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** there are many regions and sub-regions and different sources will define these regions differently | ** there are many regions and sub-regions and different sources will define these regions differently | ||
** world geography is broadly divided or categorized into: | |||
* 6 or 7 continents | |||
* 12 regions | |||
=== Geoscheme regions | |||
* classification of regions per continent | |||
** the United Nations uses "geoscheme" system to define major world regions | ** the United Nations uses "geoscheme" system to define major world regions | ||
* See [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_physiographic_regions_of_the_world List of Physiographic Regions per continent (wiki)]] | * See [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_physiographic_regions_of_the_world List of Physiographic Regions per continent (wiki)]] | ||
** below are listed the geoscheme regions per continent: | |||
=== Americas === | === Americas === | ||
* North America | * North America | ||