The arid region of the Sahara experiences some of the most extreme temperature fluctuations on the planet between day and night.
撒哈拉沙漠的干旱地区经历了地球上昼夜之间最极端的温度变化。
Historian Thomas Reyes agrees that the printing press mattered but argues that widespread literacy programs, which predated the press by decades in some regions, were an equally necessary precondition, since a printed pamphlet is useless to someone who cannot read it.
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Rock art discovered across the region depicts giraffes, hippopotamuses, and other animals that require significant water sources, evidence that the area supported a much wetter climate and diverse ecosystem thousands of years ago.
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A researcher recorded the number of wildfires and the total acres burned in a region over four years:
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Which choice best defines “region”?
C — Area, part of a country. “region” means area, part of a country.
Which word means “area, part of a country”?
C — region. “region” means area, part of a country.
region — area, part of a country. In Chinese: 地区，区域.
region is pronounced /ˈriːdʒən/.
The arid region of the Sahara experiences some of the most extreme temperature fluctuations on the planet between day and night. (撒哈拉沙漠的干旱地区经历了地球上昼夜之间最极端的温度变化。)
area, district, zone — all close in meaning to region (area, part of a country).
Yes. region is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
reg(rule)+ion(noun)