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regions are areas broadly divided by physical characteristics
(physical geography), human-impact characteristics (human
geography), and the interaction of humanity and the environment
(environmental geography). Geographic regions and sub regions
are mostly described by their imprecisely defined, and sometimes
transitory boundaries, except in human geography, where
jurisdiction areas such as national borders are clearly defined
in law.  Apart from the global continental regions, there are
also hydrospheric and atmospheric regions that cover the oceans,
and discrete climates above the land and water masses of the
planet. The land and water global regions are divided into
subregions geographically bounded by large geological features
that influence large-scale ecologies, such as plains and
features.  As a way of describing spatial areas, the concept of
regions is important and widely used among