单词 | natural region |
释义 | > as lemmasnatural region natural region n. [compare French région naturelle (1824)] a geographical region characterized by a distinctive combination of climate, vegetation, relief, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > region of the earth > [noun] endc893 earthOE coastc1315 plagea1382 provincea1382 regiona1382 countrya1387 partya1387 climatea1398 partc1400 nookc1450 corner1535 subregion1559 parcel1582 quart1590 climature1604 latitudea1640 area1671 district1712 zone1829 natural region1888 sector1943 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 518 Transvaal has been divided into three..distinct natural regions. 1937 Geography 22 253 ‘Natural regions’ has been used to cover two..types of unit-areas..: (i) those which are marked out as possessing..common physical characteristics—e.g., a certain kind of structure and surface relief, or a particular kind of climate,—and (ii) those..which possess a unity based upon any significant geographical characteristics, whether physical, biological or human. 1992 R. M. Bone Geogr. Canad. North i. ii. 19 The Subarctic, the largest natural region in North America, is covered by the boreal forest. < as lemmas |
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