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geographic region

geographic region

3 3.1
An area of land with similar natural features or borders made by people
  • noun
  • /ˌdʒiəˈɡræfɪk ˈriːdʒən/
translation icon : región geográfica
  • Without an extensively developed highway system, individual geographic regions tend to be isolated, and human population movement is restricted.
  • different geographic regions
  • specific geographic region
  • other geographic regions

Examples

  • Between 30% and 80% of the pests in any geographic region are native species.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The responses came from all geographic regions in the United States (see Table 1).

    Academic text (2000)
  • But we began by creating a simple list of operations, including year and geographic region covered.

    Academic text (1996)
  • We all handled a particular geographic region.

  • Both students and academic programs at community colleges are directly linked to the geographic region in which they are located.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In addition, the findings also suggest a relationship between wages, geographic region, and gender.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Table I lists the markets where prices were obtained by geographic region and by pipeline company.

    Academic text (1993)
  • We examined the distribution and differences of visits by age, sex, race, geographic regions, and direct costs.

    Academic text (2012)
  • We examined the distribution and differences of visits by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and geographic region.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The study focused on the economic impact of various policies in each geographic region of the country.

Synonyms

region
vsgeographic region
977 2.0

A large area of land with similar features like climate or plants

is more specific about physical boundary types than this broader sense
geographical area
vsgeographic region
4 3.0

Part of the Earth's surface with shared natural or human features

is defined by natural, physical, or human-made boundary types
geographic area
vsgeographic region
3 2.3

A part of the Earth's surface with clear borders or features

focuses on types of boundaries rather than a general label
geographical region
vsgeographic region
2.7

An area of land with clear borders for geography, government, or culture

lists natural, physical, or human-made boundaries not only demarcation reasons
geographical zone
vsgeographic region
4.0

A region of the Earth with a similar climate or position on the globe

uses broader boundary categories beyond only position or climate

How Big

continent
267 1.0
province
209 3.0
geographic region
3 3.1
area
1.0
locality
23 3.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

geographic + region

The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'geographic' (relating to the Earth) modifying 'region' (an area), so a learner who knows both words will readily interpret it as an area defined by geographic characteristics. This noun phrase follows a common modifier + head pattern found across languages, making it immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.

Etymology

Geographic region comes from a simple picture: geographic means the Earth and region means a 'part' or 'area', like a part of the Earth drawn on a map. So a geographic region means a particular 'area' of the Earth's surface with clear 'boundaries'.