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Region is most commonly 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. A region may be seen as a collection of smaller units (as in "the New England states") or as one part of a larger whole (as in "the New England region of the United States"). Regions can be defined by physical characteristics, human characteristics, and functional characteristics. As a way of describing spatial areas, the concept of regions is important and widely used among the many branches of geography, each of which can describe areas in regional terms. For example, ecoregion is a term used in environmental geography, cultural region in cultural geography, bioregion in biogeography, and so on. The field of geography that studies regions themselves is called regional geography. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  mayhem-chaos.net 192px x 256px | 5.50kB [source page] Travel Regional jet This regional jet in the center of the picture was spotted at LAX I keep hoping that United will start Jet service to SLO and seeing this plane was the first good sign Can t be too  fermi.univr.it 1536px x 2048px | 668.40kB [source page] Regional Dinner 009 jpg Wednesday May 18 2005 8 25 PM 639097 Regional Dinner 012 jpg Wednesday May 18 2005 8 25 PM 684458 Regional Dinner 013 jpg Wednesday May 18 2005 8 25 PM 619158 Regional Dinner 014 jpg Wednesday May 18 2005 8 25 PM 700240 From Yahoo Image Search: "Regional"  mathaba.net unknown Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:00:00 GM Part 1 of Mathaba Author Stephen Lendman`s review of James Petras` book `Global Depression and . Regional. Wars`  media.tas.gov.au Tasmanian Government Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:00:00 GM We have moved to cushion the impact of the global economic recession through our Economic Stimulus Plan, which now includes more than $1 billion for the . Regional. and Local Community Infrastructure Program. ...  voxy.co.nz Voxy News Engine Mon, 17 Aug 2009 06:30:00 GM The Waikato, New Zealand's leading electricity generation region, is launching the country's first . regional. energy strategy at the Beehive on Wednesday, as it seeks to help ensure the country continues to have access to reliable energy ... From Google Blog Search: "Regional"  news.google.com ABC Online Regional and rural students are in Canberra today to ask Federal Education Minister Julia Gillard why they should be disadvantaged by changes to youth ... Youth allowance changes 'hurt regions' The Age Gillard to face students over youth allowance changes ABC Online all 30 news articles » news.google.com Reuters By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Japanese government bonds edged down on Thursday as stocks in the region rallied and dulled the appeal of ... and more » news.google.com Chicago Tribune Authors Joseph Schwieterman and Alan Mammoser trace the fits and starts of regional planning since 1909, giving overdue credit to the brave souls who dared ... and more » From Google News Search: "Regional" What is the difference between regional and direct trenitalia trains? Q. I'm going to be taking a train from Bergamo to Milan and back at the end of the month. The fastest option shows up with a D symbol on trenitalia's website and goes into Milano Centrale. The others go into Lambrate and Porta Garibaldi. These have an R symbol. I think I've worked out that D train is direct and the R trains are regional from their website. Are there any surcharges or do you have to reserve a seat on the direct trains into Milano Centrale? The trains are all short-distance within Lombardy. Asked by me9189 - Wed Oct 11 12:08:15 2006 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. There are actually 4 classes of train - Regionale - slowest, least comfortable. Best to use if you are going to small village stations. They are the cheapest and get there in the end! Diretto - cuts out some of the smaller stations but not the fastest trains in the world. UK commuter standard (and every bit as reliable). Express - City-to-city and until recently the top service. More expensive than the two above but trust us, its worth it! Eurostar - luxury and very fast trains. More expensive again but worth it for longer journeys. You pay for the distance, so its not cheaper to get a return than two singles, and you don't have to get the same class of train in each direction. It is a good idea to book Eurostar or Express seats… [cont.] Answered by Eluned - Thu Oct 12 07:39:26 2006 How is "Regional" Italian restaurant on Broadway for a date? Q. I am planning to take a date to "Regional" Italian Restaurant for dinner. Can you guys tell me about the food, atmosphere, and if it is appropriate for a date? Sorry about that. Regional is the name of the restaurant. Asked by Michael K - Wed Feb 27 13:56:57 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Da Tommaso isn't bad. Nothern Italian very good for before or after a show. Maybe a bit old fasioned, but to me that can be OK. One block from Broadway 903 Eighth Ave. (bet. 53rd & 54th Sts.) EDIT: Ah - I thought you meant Regional Italian cuisine. I haven't been since I never go above 72 nd St. but this will help Answered by hfrankmann - Wed Feb 27 15:24:58 2008 What is the definition of a regional security alliance?
Q. Is NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) considered to be a regional security alliance or would the relationship between the United States and Canada be a better example? Asked by JD Jones - Thu Feb 5 16:07:32 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. I consider NATO a regional security alliance. Answered by Elwood Blues - Thu Feb 5 16:11:35 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Regional" [ A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z ]
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