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Concepts and delimitation of the world’s macro-regions


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Figure 1

Civilizations according to Huntington (1996). Note: partly modified; scale 1:260,000,000.
Civilizations according to Huntington (1996). Note: partly modified; scale 1:260,000,000.

Figure 2

Macro-regions of the world according to De Blij & Muller (1997). Scale 1:260,000,000.
Macro-regions of the world according to De Blij & Muller (1997). Scale 1:260,000,000.

Figure 3

Culture realms according to Fellmann et al. (2008). Scale 1:260,000,000.
Culture realms according to Fellmann et al. (2008). Scale 1:260,000,000.

Macro-regions of the world in various authors’ concepts

AuthorMORRISHÄUFLERDE BLIJ and MULLERCLAWSON et al.HUNTINGTON (civilisations)COLEFELLMANN et al.
Year1972198519972007199619962008
EuropeWestern and CentralCapitalistEuropeEurope×Western“Western”
Communist***Orthodoxpost-CommunistEuropean
Southern
Eastern
RussiaUSSRUSSRRussia

The signs

Russia
***Russiapost-Soviet spaceSlav
Asia

depict being part of two continents

Middle East

depict being part of two continents

SWAs+NAf

depict being part of two continents

SWAs +NAf
*Central EurAsia

depict being part of two continents

Islamic

depict being part of two continents

SWAs +NAf

depict being part of two continents

Islamic
SouthernEasternEastern

depict being part of two continents

Central
IndianSouthernIndian
South EasternSouthernSouthernEasternBuddhistSouth-EasternSouth-Eastern
CentralChina, North KoreaChina, North KoreaChineseEastern developingSino
and EasternJapanJapanAsiaJapaneseEastern advancedJapanese
Africa

depict being part of two continents

Middle East

depict being part of two continents

SWAs+NAf

depict being part of two continents

SWAs+NAf

depict being part of two continents

Middle East

depict being part of two continents

Islamic

depict being part of two continents

SWAs+NAf

depict being part of two continents

Islamic
Sub-SaharanSub-SaharanSub-SaharanSub-SaharanAfricanSub-SaharanSub-Saharan
North AmericaCanadaNorthNorthUSA
USA-WestCanada×WesternNorthNorth American
USA-East
Latin AmericaCentralCentralCentralLatin AmericaLatinLatinLatin
SouthSouthSouthAmerican
AustraliaAustraliaAustraliaAustraliaAustraliaxWesternAustralia and OceaniaAustralian-Oceanic
Pacific
All macro-regions151312881211
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