Subregion
From Freepedia
A subregion is a conceptual unit which derives from a larger region or continent and is usually based on location. Directional prefixes such as north or south are commonly used to define a subregion.
Here are a few examples of subregions sorted by continent:
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America (Western Hemisphere)
- North America
- by geography:
- by geology:
- Central America
- Continental Central America
- The Caribbean
- The Greater Antilles
- The Lesser Antilles
- South America
- by geography:
- by economics (South American Community of Nations):
Europe
- by compass direction:
- by peninsula:
- by other groupings:
Africa
Asia
- Central Asia
- West Asia (or Middle East)
- North Asia (see Siberia)
- East Asia
- South Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent
- Southeast Asia
Oceania
See also
- continent for definitions of large land masses such as Africa-Eurasia.
- subcontinent
- supercontinent
