Hi everybody,<br/><br/>Is there any difference between saying<br/><br/><font color="#0000ff"><b>Northern</b> </font>France <br/><br/> and<br/><br/><font color="#0000ff"><b>The north</b> </font>(of France)?<br/><br/>Do they mean the same? If they do, why is that? Is there something distinctive between them?<br/><br/>Well if anybody knows just expain it to me, <br/><br/>Thanks.<br/><br/>Bye.