physiographic region

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• United States physiographic region — There are eight distinct physiographic divisions within the continental United States. Each is composed of smaller physiographic areas called provinces and sections respectively. [cite web | title = Physiographic Regions | publisher = United… …   Wikipedia

• Physiographic macroregions of China — is a term suggested by an American anthropologist G. William Skinner as a subdivision of China Proper into 9 areas according to the drainage basins of the major rivers and other travel constraining geomorphological features. They are distinct in… …   Wikipedia

• Region — The article is about the geographic sense of the term. For other uses, including Regions and Regional, see Region (disambiguation).Region is a geographical term that is used in various ways among the different branches of geography. In general, a …   Wikipedia

• Physiographic Province —    A region of which all parts are similar in geologic structure and climate and which has consequently had a unified geomorphic history; a region whose pattern of relief or landforms differ significantly from that of adjacent regions; i.e., a… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• Physiographic province — A physiographic province is a geographic region with a specific geomorphology and often specific subsurface rock type or structural elements. A continent may be subdivided into various provinces, each having a specific character, relief, and… …   Wikipedia

• physiographic province — noun : a region having a particular pattern of relief features or land forms that differs significantly from that of adjacent regions * * * a geographic region in which climate and geology have given rise to an array of landforms different from… …   Useful english dictionary

• physiographic province — a geographic region in which climate and geology have given rise to an array of landforms different from those of surrounding regions. [1910 15] * * * …   Universalium

• Innuitian Region — The Innuitian Region is a physiographic division of the far northern hemisphere. The area is also considered part of the Arctic Archipelago.The Innuitian Region is characterized by three zones of mountains that are separated by extensive and… …   Wikipedia

• Mines and Geosciences Bureau Region 13 (Philippines) — DENR Mines and Geosciences Bureau Region 13 Kawanihan ng Pagmimina at Agham Panlupa Bureau/Regional overview Headquarters DENR MGB Compound, Km. 2 National Highway, Surgao City Annual budget Personal Services P25.14 million (2011) Bureau/Regional …   Wikipedia

• Sinkiang, Uygur Autonomous Region of — ▪ autonomous region, China Introduction Uygur also spelled  Uighur,  Chinese (Wade Giles)  Hsin chiang Wei wu erh Tzu chih ch ü,  (Pinyin)  Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu,         autonomous region occupying the northwestern corner of China. It is… …   Universalium

• Black Belt (U.S. region) — The Black Belt is a region of the United States. Although the term originally describes the prairies and dark soil of central Alabama and northeast Mississippi Fact|date=July 2008, it long has been used for a broad region in the American South… …   Wikipedia