| TERM/PHRASE | CLASSIFICATION | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Boundary | is a political boundary | which does not follow a natural feature |
| Biome | is an area | which has a characteristic geographic and climatic pattern that supports characteristic animal and plant populations |
| Bioregion | is a type of region | which is defined by its natural and human characteristics, thus constituting a natural ecological community |
| Boundary | is a line | which is used to divide two or more areas, either artificially, or based on a natural feature |
| Ecumene | is a type of region | which is permanently settled |
| Functional Region | is a type of region | which is usually centered on a place |
| Geographic Region | is a multi-factor region | which is determined by both natural and human factors |
| Hemisphere | is a type of division of the earth's surface | which creates the four spheres of the earth (Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western) |
| Hinterland | is a type of region | which includes the area surrounding an urban area that supplies the raw materials and acts as a market |
| Homogeneous Region | is a type of region | in which distinctive characteristics are common to all parts of the region |
| Region | is the general term for an area | which is similar within and different from surrounding areas |
| Regionalism | is a situation | in which a country is divided into small administrative units that have significant powers |
| Single-Factor Region | is a type of region | which is determined on the basis of only one thing |
| Time Zone | is a type of division of the earth's surface | which usually extends across 15 degrees longitude and establishes a unifom time |
| Transition Zone | is an area | in which the characteristics of one region gradually blends into the characteristics of the next. |