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* major regions
* major regions
** 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
** 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)]]
* 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