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geographic region vs catchment area

catchment area vs geographic region

geographic region and catchment area both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
geographic region Yes No No No
catchment area Yes No No No
As nouns, catchment area is a hyponym of geographic region; that is, catchment area is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than geographic region:
  • geographic region: a demarcated area of the Earth
  • catchment area: the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
geographic region (noun) catchment area (noun)
a demarcated area of the Earth the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
Difference between geographic region and catchment area

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