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| air quality control region | 空气质量控制区 |
| Antarctic region An area within the Antarctic Circle that includes the fifth largest continent and its surrounding waters, consisting mostly of thick ice shelves | 南极地区 (南极圈内包含第五大洲及其周围水域的区域，主要由厚冰层所组成。) |
| Arctic region The northernmost area of the earth, centered on the North Pole, that includes the Arctic Ocean, the northern reaches of Canada, Alaska, Russia, Norway and most of Greenland, Iceland and Svalbard | 北极地区 (地球的极北方，以北极为中心，包括北冰洋、加拿大的北方地带、阿拉斯加、俄罗斯、挪威以及格陵兰岛的大部分、冰岛与斯瓦尔巴岛。) |
| biogeographical region Area of the Earth's surface defined by the species of fauna and flora it contains | 生物地理区域 (根据所包含的动植物物种来定义的地球表面区域。) |
| economic region A district or an administrative division of a city or territory that is designed according to some material, distributive or productive criteria | 经济区 (根据某些原料、分布性或者生成性的准则而规划的都市或者领地行政区域。) |
| polar region Area relating to the earth's poles or the area inside the Arctic or Antarctic Circles | 极地 (该区域的地球磁极分别为北极和南极。) |
| Scandinavia region | 斯堪的纳维亚地区 |
