region vs area

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0 The worst damage occurred in Sichuan, which has experienced thousands of aftershocks over the past two weeks, but Sunday's -- which the U.S. Geological Survey measured at a 6.0 magnitude -- was the strongest since a 5.8-magnitude tremor shook the 01b00region02b00 a day after the initial quake. 02br02br00Can I replace region with area?02br02br00Thanks!0-

Marius Hancu · Accepted Answer

0 No, because it's probably a clearly-defined 01b00administrative 02b00region, while 01i00area02i00 is vague 0-

New2grammar · Answer

0I got it. Thanks, MH!0-

Avangi · Answer

0I read "region" here as geographical rather than political. Earthquakes don't respect political boundaries.  I think "area" would fit, although "region" is probably more common.0-

Marius Hancu · Answer

0 In the end, all these could fit, but with varying frequencies: 02br
01b00 8 on earthquake "Sichuan region"02b02br
01b0029802b00 on 01b00earthquake "Sichuan province"02b02br
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01b00002b00 on 01b00earthquake "Sichuan area"02b02br
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00(Google Books) 0-

Clive · Answer

0Hi,02br
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00A 'region' sounds bigger to me than an 'area'.02br
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00Clive0-

Pter · Answer

0Sichuan is a province. Accordig to the official figures, China has 23 provinces (e.g. Sichuan), 5 autonomous regions (e.g. Tibet), 4 municipalities (e.g. Beijing) and 2 special administrative regions (e.g. Hong Kong). The epicenter is located at Wenchuan county in Sichuan province. The word 'region' in the above quote is not referring to the political boundary.02br
00I prefer to use region in this context but I can't really explain why. Perhaps because I am thinking of 'area' as two dimensional but Sichuan is mountainous and the earthquake caused the mountains to move. However, I would say "the seriously affected area is about three times that of Taiwan" because I am comparing the size.02br
00This earthquake is nothing like I have ever heard or ever seen before. More than 30 lakes were formed because the mountains tumbled down to block the rivers. The biggest one currently has 130 million cubic meter of water in it and the 'dams' are at risk of breaking down. Maps need to be redrawn. More than 10 million people were displaced. The shook was felt almost all over the country while the seriously affected area was around 100,000 square km (almost the size of Pennsylvania). 0-

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