Countries & Regions (2024)

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What is country and region? ›

Regions are geographical and/or cultural areas defined by what is in them and often have loose boundaries and subregions of their own. Countries are the political powers in or over regions. If it's a governmental or political entity, it's a country.

The 196 countries of the world can be logically divided into eight regions based on their geography, mostly aligning with the continent on which they are located. That said, some groupings don't strictly adhere to divisions by continent.

There are 195 countries in the world today. This total comprises 193 countries that are member states of the United Nations and 2 countries that are non-member observer states: the Holy See and the State of Palestine.

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

Language, government, or religion can define a region, as can forests, wildlife, or climate. A common way of referring to regions in the United States is grouping them into 5 regions according to their geographic position on the continent: the Northeast, Southwest, West, Southeast, and Midwest.

A physical region is an area with geographic borders, or boundaries, that are part of the natural landscape. For example, in the United States, we have a major physical region called the Great Plains. This is a specific area with definable characteristics.

There are 23 countries in North America, each with its own history and culture. These countries all have their own capital cities and fun facts, including: The capital of Canada is Ottawa. The Dominican Republic shares an island with Haiti.

Five Major World Regions. Africa, Asia, and Europe correspond to continents; however, the Americas and Oceania refer to large areas. This region consists of the North and South American continents, together with the islands of the Caribbean.

Today, a Second World country is one that falls in between the poverty of developing nations and the prosperity of developed nations. These countries (Turkey, Thailand, and South Africa for example) are growing economically but aren't quite to the level of developed countries in North America and Europe.

Are there any 1st world countries? ›

First world countries included Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States, among others. Today, the term has fallen somewhat out of favor, as critics argue it is an outmoded model for understanding national development.

Today, the terms are slightly outdated and have no official definition. However, the "First World" is generally thought of as the capitalist, industrial, wealthy, and developed countries. This definition includes the countries of North America and Western Europe, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand.

Florida (/ˈflɒrɪdə/ FLORR-ih-də) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east; and the Straits of Florida and Cuba to the south.

A formal region could be any country in the world, like the United States, or the linguistic region of a state. Specific examples that you may see on the AP® Human Geography exam could be: the French-speaking region of Canada, the dairying region of North America, or political boundaries demarcating nations and states.

A region is an area. A region can be geographic — like a part of a country. A region can be intellectual — like a region of the mind. There are also bodily regions — like abdominal, thoracic, and posterior. A region is any space that is distinct from another area.

/ˈri·dʒən/ a particular area or part of a state, country, or the earth's surface: Wheat is the major crop of this region. A region is also a particular area or part of the body: He's complaining of pain in the lower abdominal region.