<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This article is a continuation of the same authors’ study entitled ‘Concepts And Delimitation Of The World’s Macro-Regions’ prepared for the 1/2018 of this journal (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_mgrsd-2018-0025_ref_003_w2aab3b7b7b1b6b1ab1b4b3Aa">Anděl et al. 2018</xref>). The main aim of the first part was an evaluation of the concepts and factors which have been used as a basis for the delimitation of the different macro-regions of the world. In this second part, the authors propose their own macro-regionalisation of the world – this is a combination of four concepts, with relatively different contents: those of <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_mgrsd-2018-0025_ref_009_w2aab3b7b7b1b6b1ab1b4b9Aa">De Blij and Muller (1997)</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_mgrsd-2018-0025_ref_008_w2aab3b7b7b1b6b1ab1b4b8Aa">Cole (1996)</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_mgrsd-2018-0025_ref_014_w2aab3b7b7b1b6b1ab1b4c14Aa">Huntington (1996)</xref> and <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_mgrsd-2018-0025_ref_010_w2aab3b7b7b1b6b1ab1b4c10Aa">Hampl (2009)</xref>. This macro-regionalisation arises from sociocultural affiliation, economic interrelationships and territorial continuity. Along with the concept of the macro-regional differentiation of the world itself, we focus on evaluating the importance of the shaping of macro-regions, as well as assessing the positive and negative features of individual concepts and their influence on the macro-regional differentiation of the world.</p></abstract>

This article is a continuation of the same authors’ study entitled ‘Concepts And Delimitation Of The World’s Macro-Regions’ prepared for the 1/2018 of this journal (Anděl et al. 2018). The main aim of the first part was an evaluation of the concepts and factors which have been used as a basis for the delimitation of the different macro-regions of the world. In this second part, the authors propose their own macro-regionalisation of the world – this is a combination of four concepts, with relatively different contents: those of De Blij and Muller (1997), Cole (1996), Huntington (1996) and Hampl (2009). This macro-regionalisation arises from sociocultural affiliation, economic interrelationships and territorial continuity. Along with the concept of the macro-regional differentiation of the world itself, we focus on evaluating the importance of the shaping of macro-regions, as well as assessing the positive and negative features of individual concepts and their influence on the macro-regional differentiation of the world.

Macro-regional differentiation of the world: Authors’ concept and its application

J. E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem

Department of Social Geography and Regional Development

Miscellanea Geographica

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This article is a continuation of the same authors’ study entitled ‘Concepts And Delimitation Of The World’s Macro-Regions’ prepared for the 1/2018 of this...

Macro-region	Population		GDP		GDP ppp
Macro-region	million	%	billion	%	USD
1 European	541	7.3	19.4	25.6	38,000
2 Anglo-American	363	4.9	19.2	25.3	54,000
3 Russian	286	3.8	2.4	3.2	18,000
4 Australian-Oceanic	39	0.5	1.7	2.2	35,000
5 Sino-Japanese	1,668	22.6	16.7	22.0	16,000
6 Indonesian	629	8.5	2.2	2.9	10,000
7 Indian	1,755	23.7	2.6	3.4	4,000
8 Islamic	502	6.8	4.3	5.8	17,000
9 Latin American	630	8.5	5.6	7.4	16,000
10 African	994	13.4	1.7	2.2	4,000
Total	7,407	100.0	75.8	100.0	10,000

Macro-region	Area	Population	Population per km²	GDP	GDP ppp	Literacy	Life expectancy	Homogerneity
Macro-region	%	%		%	USD	%	Age M/ Age F	economic	cultural
European	3.7	7.3	106.0	25.6	38,000	100	78/83	***	***
Anglo-American	16.0	4.9	16.5	25.3	54,000	99	77/82	***	***
Russian	16.2	3.8	13.0	3.2	18,000	100	65/75	***	***
Australian-Oceanic	6.2	0.5	4.5	2.2	35,000	95	75/79	***	***
Sino-Japanese	8.6	22.6	141.0	22.0	16,000	95	66/70	**	***
Indonesian	3.3	8.5	140.0	2.9	10,000	91	68/74	**	**
Indian	3.7	23.7	344.0	3.4	4,000	57	67/70	**	*
Islamic	8.9	6.8	41.0	5.8	17,000	75	71/75	**	***
Latin American	15.0	8.5	31.0	7.4	16,000	90	72/79	**	***
African	18.4	13.4	40.0	2.2	4,000	64	57/60	*	*
Total	100.0	100.0	54.0	100.0	10,000	80	68/72	.	.

Macro-regional differentiation of the world: Authors’ concept and its application

Published Online: Sep 30, 2018

Page range: 117 - 122

Received: Dec 18, 2017

Accepted: Aug 21, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2018-0025

Keywords
Regional geography, geography of the world, differentiation of the world, global macro-regions, concepts and factors of regionalization

© 2018 J. Anděl, I. Bičík, J. D. Bláha, published by Sciendo

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Macro-regions of the world according to population and GDP (2016)

Basic indicators of macro-regions and integrity level (2016)

Macro-regional differentiation of the world: Authors’ concept and its application

Published Online: Sep 30, 2018

Page range: 117 - 122

Received: Dec 18, 2017

Accepted: Aug 21, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2018-0025

KeywordsRegional geography, geography of the world, differentiation of the world, global macro-regions, concepts and factors of regionalization

© 2018 J. Anděl, I. Bičík, J. D. Bláha, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Figure 1

Figure 2

Macro-regions of the world according to population and GDP (2016)

Basic indicators of macro-regions and integrity level (2016)

Keywords
Regional geography, geography of the world, differentiation of the world, global macro-regions, concepts and factors of regionalization