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Geographical Region (umbel:SubjectConcept)
geographical region, geographic area, geographic areas, geographic region, geographic regions, geographical area, geographical areas, geographical regions, localities, locality, region, regions
Definition
A specialization of GeographicalThing and SurfaceRegion_Tangible. Each instance of GeographicalRegion is a tangible spatial region that includes some piece of the surface of a planet (usually PlanetEarth), and may be represented on a map of the planet. This includes purely topographical regions like mountains and underwater spaces, places defined by demographics (e.g. language areas) and territory otherwise demarcated (e.g. TimeZones). In "dualist" geopolitical contexts (see DualistGeopoliticalMt, instances of GeopoliticalEntity are also considered to be instances of GeographicalRegion.
In all cases the region in question must contain some tangible component with which it is possible to make physical contact. The instances of GeographicalRegion contrast in this respect with the instances of GeographicalThing_Intangible, which are wholly intangible.
Examples of GeographicalRegion include RockyMountainStates_USRegion, the ContinentOfAustralia, SinaiPeninsula, and -- in "dualist" geopolitical contexts -- YaleUniversity and CityOfPittsburghPA. Some important types of regions are represented by the sub-collections LanguageArea, TimeZone, PostalCodeRegion, EcologicalRegion, ConstructionSite, and -- in "dualist" geopolitical contexts -- GeopoliticalEntity. No instances of GeographicalRegion are wholly indoor locations.
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