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== Major world regions  ==
== Major world regions  ==
* 12 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
*** for our purposes, we will list 12 main regions, then identify sub-regions per continent
** we will list these regions per continent
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* See [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_physiographic_regions_of_the_world List of Physiographic Regions per continent (wiki)]]
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* [[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
=== Americas ===
=== Americas ===
* North America
* North America
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* South America
* South America
* Caribbean
* Caribbean
=== Asia ===
=== Asia ===
* West Asia
* Central Asia (Russian Asia, Mongolia)
* East Asia
* East Asia (China, Korea, Japan)
* South Asia  
* South Asia (Indian sub-continent)
* Southeastern Asia
* 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
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* Latin America


== World oceanic regions ==
== World oceanic regions ==