flashpoint vs geographical area

flashpoint and geographical area both are nouns.

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

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

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

flashpoint (noun)	geographical 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