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== Major world regions  ==
== Major world regions  ==
* 12 major regions
* 12 major regions
*** there are many regions and sub-regions and different sources will define these regions differently
*** for our purposes, we will list 12 main regions, then identify sub-regions per continent
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* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_physiographic_regions_of_the_worldList of Physiographic Regions per continent (wiki)]]
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_physiographic_regions_of_the_world List of Physiographic Regions per continent (wiki)]]


* however, below for typical regions per continent
* however, below for typical regions per continent
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* Eurasia  
* Eurasia  
* Mediterranean
* Mediterranean
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== World oceanic regions ==
== World oceanic regions ==