Scandinavia vs geographic area

Scandinavia and geographic area both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Scandinavia	Yes	No	No	No
geographic area	Yes	No	No	No

Scandinavia (noun)	geographic area (noun)
a group of culturally related countries in northern Europe; Finland and Iceland are sometimes considered Scandinavian	a demarcated area of the Earth
the peninsula in northern Europe occupied by Norway and Sweden