Geographical Terms
Created 2012-05-29 16:02:00
Updated 2023-04-13 18:41:30
The geography of the World can be described by these terms.
As a factor, these terms translate the correspondancy among English, Chinese and French.
1
Universe
宇宙
yǔzhòu
Univers
2
World
世界
shìjiè
Monde
3
Continent
洲
zhōu
Continent
4
Country
国家
guójiā
Pays
5
State
州
zhōu
Etat
6
Region
地区
dìqū
Région
7
Province
省
shěng
Province
8
Department
省
shěng
Département
9
Governorate
省
shěng
Gouvernorat
10
Zone
面
miàn
Zone
11
Division
部分
bùfèn
Division
12
District
区
qū
District
13
Prefecture
郡
jùn
Préfecture
14
County
县
xiàn
Comté
15
Canton
乡
xiāng
Canton
16
Township
乡
xiāng
Canton
17
Commune
公社
gōngshè
Commune
18
Municipality
直辖市
zhíxiáshì
Municipalité
19
City
市
shì
Ville
20
Town
镇
zhèn
Bourgade
21
Village
村
cūn
Village
22
Quarter
城区
chéngqū
Arrondissement
23
Quarter
城小区
chéng xiǎoqū
Quartier
24
Parish
教区
jiàoqū
Paroisse
25
Street
街道
jiēdào
Rue
26
Said-Place
散居屋
sǎnjūwū
Lieu-Dit
27
House
居屋
jūwū
Maison
France is a country on the continent Europe, her capital is Paris. Here is the hierarchy of the France administrative divisions: France is subdivided into regions, that are at their turn subdivided into departments, that are at their turn subdivided into cantons, that are at their turn subdivided into communes, cities, that are at their turn subdivided into villages, called-places.
0. country
1. regions
2. departments
3. cantons
4. communes, cities
5. villages, called-places