World Regions

​Geographers divide the world into regions.

Each region is shaped by shared physical and human properties.

​Contains the United States, Canada, and Mexico, along with the Great Lakes - the largest group of freshwater lakes.

​Includes the islands of the Caribbean and the countries that connect North and South America.

​Includes Brazil and the Amazon Rain Forest - the world's largest tropical rain forest.

​Includes approximately 50 countries and has nearly 24,000 miles of coastline.

​Includes countries that were part of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.)

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​Spans two continents - Africa and Asia.

​Includes Africa South of then Sahara, the world's largest desert.

​Includes India, one of the world's fastest growing countries.

​Includes China, the world's most populous country.

​Includes Indonesia, a country made up of over 17,000 islands.

​Includes the Pacific island nations north and east of Australia and New Zealand.