Geographic Regions, JAW-MāZ
The world becomes easier to understand when we zoom out. Geographic regions reveal the larger landscapes, cultural spheres, and historical patterns that connect individual places.
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Jawf, Al-
Al-Jawf, oasis region, western Yemen. It is bordered by the far-southwest extension of the Rubʿ al-Khali, the great......
Jazīrah, Al-
Al-Jazīrah, region, central-southeast Sudan. Al-Jazīrah lies just southeast of the confluence of the Blue and White......
Kabylie
Kabylie, mountainous coastal region in northern Algeria, between Algiers and Skikda. It comprises: (1) the Great......
Kaffraria
Kaffraria, the territories along the southeast coast of Africa that were colonized by the Portuguese and the British.......
Kailua-Kona
Kailua-Kona, resort area, Hawaii county, Hawaii, U.S., located on the west-central coast of Hawaii island. The......
Kailua-Lanikai
Kailua-Lanikai, twin residential communities, southeastern Oahu island, Hawaii, U.S. Extending along Kailua Bay,......
Kalimantan
Kalimantan, southern three-fourths of the island of Borneo that is politically part of Indonesia; the rest of the......
Kanara
Kanara, region along the Malabar Coast of the Arabian Sea, western Karnataka state, India. It is bounded to the......
Kaokoland
Kaokoland, geographic region, northwestern Namibia. It is inhabited by the Bantu-speaking Herero, Ovahimba, and......
Kargil
Kargil, portion of the western Ladakh union territory, northwestern India, formerly part of northwestern Jammu......
Karnataka
Karnataka, linguistic region of the Deccan plateau, south-central India, generally corresponding to Karnataka state.......
Karoo
Karoo, arid to semiarid geographic region of Eastern Cape, Western Cape, and Northern Cape provinces, South Africa.......
Kashmir
Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent. It is bounded by the Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang......
Kavango
Kavango, geographic region, northeastern Namibia. It is separated mostly by the Okavango River from Angola on the......
Kazakh Uplands
Kazakh Uplands, hilly upland in central and eastern Kazakhstan, occupying about one-fifth of the republic. It is......
Kediri
Kediri, traditional region of eastern Java, Indonesia. From the 11th to the early 13th century, Kediri was the......
Keihanshin Industrial Zone
Keihanshin Industrial Zone, industrial region, south central Japan, centring on the Ōsaka-Kōbe metropolitan area.......
Keihin Industrial Zone
Keihin Industrial Zone, industrial region, centring on the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area. Keihin, which is neither......
Keiyō Industrial Zone
Keiyō Industrial Zone, industrial region in east-central Japan that, along with the Keihin Industrial Zone, is......
Kempenland
Kempenland, plateau region of northeastern Belgium occupying most of Antwerp province and northern Limburg province.......
Kesteven, Parts of
Parts of Kesteven, formerly one of the three separately administered divisions of the historic county of Lincolnshire,......
Khasi Hills
Khasi Hills, physiographic region, central Meghalaya state, northeastern India. The area consists mostly of hilly......
Khūzestān
Khūzestān, geographic region in southwestern Iran, lying at the head of the Persian Gulf and bordering Iraq on......
King Country
King Country, geographical region in North Island, New Zealand. Lying west of Lake Taupo and south of Hamilton,......
Kohistan
Kohistan, area of mountainous or hilly tracts in Pakistan and Afghanistan. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Kohistan......
Kolar Gold Fields
Kolar Gold Fields, mining area, southeastern Karnataka state, southern India. It lies on a Southern Railway spur......
Kujawy
Kujawy, lowland region of central Poland. It is bounded on the northeast by the Vistula River between Włocławek......
Kurdistan
Kurdistan, broadly defined geographic region traditionally inhabited mainly by Kurds. It consists of an extensive......
Kurzeme
Kurzeme, moraine region of western Latvia, roughly corresponding to the historic state of Courland (q.v.). Kurzeme......
KwaNdebele
KwaNdebele, former nonindependent Bantustan and enclave in central Transvaal province, South Africa, that was a......
La Gruyère
La Gruyère, region and southernmost district of Fribourg canton, western Switzerland. La Gruyère lies along the......
Labrador
Labrador, northeastern portion of the Canadian mainland. Together with the island of Newfoundland, it constitutes......
Ladakh
Ladakh, large area of the northern and eastern Kashmir region, northwestern Indian subcontinent. Administratively,......
Laguna District
Laguna District, agricultural area comprising adjoining portions of western Coahuila and eastern Durango states,......
Lake District
Lake District, famous scenic region and national park in the administrative county of Cumbria, England. It occupies......
Landes
Landes, forest region bordering the Bay of Biscay in the Aquitaine Basin of southwestern France, extending northward......
Lang Mountains
Lang Mountains, mountainous area lying south and west of the Dovre Mountains in west-central Norway. The Lang Mountains......
Languedoc
Languedoc, historical and cultural region encompassing the southern French départements of Hérault, Gard, and Ardèche......
Lapland
Lapland, region of northern Europe largely within the Arctic Circle, stretching across northern Norway, Sweden,......
Lappland
Lappland, landskap (province) of northern Sweden. Lappland is bounded on the west by Norway, on the north by Finland,......
Laristan
Laristan, extensive region in southeastern Fārs ostān (province), Iran. Situated between the Persian Gulf coast......
Larsen Ice Shelf
Larsen Ice Shelf, ice shelf in the northwestern Weddell Sea, adjoining the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula......
Las Alpujarras
Las Alpujarras, mountainous district spanning Granada and Almería provincias (provinces) in the Andalusia comunidad......
Las Hurdes
Las Hurdes, region in Cáceres provincia (province), in the Extremadura comunidad autónoma (autonomous community),......
Latin America, history of
history of Latin America, history of the region from the pre-Columbian period and including colonization by the......
- Introduction
- Pre-Columbian, Colonial, Modern
- Ethnic Diversity, Migration, Conflict
- Indigenous, Spanish, Colonization
- Conquest of Peru
- Indigenous, Colonization, Resistance
- Pre-Columbian, Colonialism, Revolution
- Spanish Colonization, Indigenous Cultures, Revolution
- Sugar, Colonialism, Revolution
- Spanish America, Bourbons, Revolution
- Bourbon Reforms, Colonialism, Independence
- Independence, Revolutions, Nations
- The north and the culmination of independence
- Independence, Revolutions, Nations
- Disorder, Caudillismo, Revolution
- Colonialism, Revolution, Independence
- Capitalism, Social Transitions
- Revolution, Independence, Dictatorship
- Political Challenges, Revolutions, Independence
- Socialism, Communism, Fascism
- Postcolonial, Revolution, Migration
- Cuban Revolution, Colonialism, Independence
- Colonialism, Independence, Modernization
- Religion, Syncretism, Indigenous
Leinster
Leinster, the southeastern province of Ireland. It comprises the counties of Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny,......
Levant
Levant, region along the eastern Mediterranean shores, roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, the West Bank,......
list of countries in Latin America
Latin America is generally understood to consist of the entire continent of South America in addition to Mexico,......
Little Poland Uplands
Little Poland Uplands, highland area, southern Poland, having an area of 10,000 square miles (25,000 sq km). Located......
Llanos
Llanos, wide grasslands stretching across northern South America and occupying western Venezuela and northeastern......
Londonderry
Londonderry, former (until 1973) county, Northern Ireland. It was bounded by the Atlantic Ocean (north), the River......
Lorestān
Lorestān, geographic and historic region, western Iran. Its name means Land of the Lurs and it extends from the......
Los Pijiguaos
Los Pijiguaos, bauxite deposit and associated mining development, on the Pijiguaos Plateau, in western Bolívar......
Low Countries
Low Countries, coastal region of northwestern Europe, consisting of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. These......
Low Countries, history of the
history of the Low Countries, history of the Low Countries from prehistoric times to 1579. For historical purposes,......
Lower Burma
Lower Burma, historical and geographic division of Burma (Myanmar), referring to the southern coastal and delta......
Lower Egypt
Lower Egypt, geographic and cultural division of Egypt consisting primarily of the triangular Nile River delta......
Lowlands
Lowlands, cultural and historical region of Scotland, comprising the portion of the country southeast of a line......
Lusatia
Lusatia, central European territory of the Sorbs (Lusatians, or Wends), called Sorben (or Wenden) by the Germans.......
Lyell, Mount
Mount Lyell, mining area, western Tasmania, Australia. The site, discovered in the 1880s, derives its name from......
Lyonnais
Lyonnais, historical and cultural region encompassing the eastern French départements of Loire and Rhône and coextensive......
Lüneburg Heath
Lüneburg Heath, region, Lower Saxony Land (state), north-central Germany, between the Aller and Elbe rivers. Its......
Macedonia
Macedonia, region in the south-central Balkans that comprises north-central Greece, southwestern Bulgaria, and......
Macedonia
Macedonia, traditional region of Greece, comprising the north-central portion of the country. Greek Macedonia has......
Macina
Macina, region, the middle course of the Niger River in Mali, between Ségou and Timbuktu (Tombouctou), where its......
Maghreb
Maghreb, region of North Africa bordering the Mediterranean Sea. The Africa Minor of the ancients, it at one time......
Maine
Maine, historic region encompassing the western French départements of Mayenne and Sarthe and coextensive with......
Makran
Makran, coastal region of Baluchistan in southeastern Iran and southwestern Pakistan, constituting the Makran Coast,......
Makrān
Makrān, division of Balochistān province, Pakistan. Administratively it comprises Turbat, Gwādar, and Panjgūr districts......
Malabar Coast
Malabar Coast, name long applied to the southern part of India’s western coast, approximately from the state of......
Mallee
Mallee, region of northwestern Victoria, Australia. It occupies about 16,000 square miles (41,000 square km) between......
Maremma
Maremma, geographic region, largely within Tuscany (Toscana) regione, central Italy, extending along the Tyrrhenian......
Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land, unclaimed region of Antarctica, bordering on the South Pacific Ocean and extending from the Ross......
Maritime Provinces
Maritime Provinces, the Canadian Atlantic Coast and Gulf of St. Lawrence provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia,......
Mashonaland
Mashonaland, traditional region in northeastern Zimbabwe, bordering Zambia to the north and Mozambique to the northeast......
Mashriq
Mashriq, geographic region extending from the western border of Egypt to the eastern border of Iraq. It includes......
Massif Central
Massif Central, upland area in south-central France. Bordered by the lowlands of Aquitaine on the west, the Paris......
Masurian Lakeland
Masurian Lakeland, lake district, northeastern Poland. It is a 20,000-square-mile (52,000-square-km) area immediately......
Matabeleland
Matabeleland, traditional region in southwestern Zimbabwe, inhabited mainly by the Bantu-speaking Ndebele people.......
Mazovia
Mazovia, lowland territory in east-central Poland, located west of Podlasia in the basin of the middle Vistula......
Mazovian Lowland
Mazovian Lowland, valley district, east-central Poland. Located in the eastern part of the central lowlands, it......
Medelpad
Medelpad, landskap (province) in the administrative län (county) of Västernorrland, northeastern Sweden. It is......
Merseyside
Merseyside, metropolitan county in northwestern England. It is situated on both banks of the lower reaches of the......
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia, narrow northeast–southwest-oriented geographic region of northeastern Argentina, comprising Misiones,......
Mezzogiorno
Mezzogiorno, region in Italy roughly coextensive with the former Kingdom of Naples; in current Italian administrative......
Middle America
Middle America, the isthmian tract between the southern Rocky Mountains and the northern tip of the Andes (or,......
Middle East
Middle East, loosely defined region that typically encompasses Southwest Asia, especially the Arabian Peninsula......
Midi
Midi, cultural region encompassing the southern French regions of Aquitaine, Languedoc, and Provence. The Midi......
Midlands
Midlands, region of central England, commonly subdivided into the East and the West Midlands. The East Midlands......
Midwest
Midwest, region, northern and central United States, lying midway between the Appalachians and Rocky Mountains......
Minas Triangle
Minas Triangle, western região (region) of Minas Gerais estado (state), southeastern Brazil. Roughly triangular......
Minho
Minho, historical provincia, northwesternmost Portugal. It was originally called Entre Douro e Minho, the region......
Morvan
Morvan, highland region, central France, forming a northeastern extension of the Massif Central in the direction......
Mosquito Coast
Mosquito Coast, coastal region of Nicaragua and Honduras. It comprises a band approximately 40 miles (65 km) wide......
Mother Lode Country
Mother Lode Country, gold rush belt, stretching through the Sierra Nevada foothills in central California, U.S.......
Mountain Region
Mountain Region, area encompassing the eastern quarter of the state of Kentucky, U.S., a region of narrow valleys......
Munster
Munster, the southwestern province of Ireland, comprising the counties of Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary,......
Médoc
Médoc, wine-producing district, southwestern France, on the left bank of the Gironde River estuary, northwest of......
Münsterland
Münsterland, lowland region, North Rhine–Westphalia Land (state), northwestern Germany. It extends between the......
Māzandarān
Māzandarān, historic region of northern Iran, bordering the Caspian Sea on the north. An early Iranian civilization......