flashpoint vs geographic area

flashpoint and geographic area both are nouns.

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

As nouns, geographic area is a hypernym of flashpoint; that is, geographic area is a word with a broader meaning than flashpoint:

Other hypernyms of flashpoint include geographic region, geographical area, geographical region.

flashpoint (noun)	geographic area (noun)
the lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be ignited in air	a demarcated area of the Earth
a place of political unrest and potential violence
point at which something is ready to blow up