Regional
Region is a geographical term that is used in various ways among the different branches of geography. In general, a region is a medium-scale area of land or water, smaller than the whole areas of interest (which could be, for example, the world, a nation, a river basin, mountain range, and so on), and larger than a specific site or location.
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Africa (24)Asia (36)Caribbean (13)Central America (8)Europe (34) | Middle East (12)North America (4)Oceania (13)Polar Regions (2)South America (12) |
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Countries of the WorldThough various sources would answer this question differently, 195 is the general consensus in relation to the number of countries in the world. These are divided among 7 continents. The seven continents are North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Antarctica, and Australia. |
Canada’s Rising EconomyCanada is one of the largest countries in the world with the largest coastline in the world (measuring 273, 792 km). Almost ninety percent of the population of Canada lives within 160 kilometres of the Canada - United States border |
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