| FAREAST | Term for a region including China and Japan (3,4) |
| EASTASIA | Region including China and Japan |
| TUAREG | Timbuktu, a region including nomadic people (6) |
| TREPANG | Sea cucumber eaten as a delicacy in China and Japan (7) |
| SCANDIA | Ancient name for a region of northern Europe |
| ASHANTI | R&B singer named for a region of Ghana |
| OCEANIA | Pacific region including Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia |
| EURASIA | The region including two continents stretching west from France to China |
| AMERICA | Latin ---, region including Mexico and Brazil |
| BLUEZONE | A term for a region of the world in which people tend to live longer (4,4) |
| RIVIERA | Region including villas in exclusive resort areas, primarily? (7) |
| WILDLIFE | Term for a region's assemblage of undomesticated animals, birds and other native fauna collectively (8) |
| MUESLI | ___ belt, humorous term for a region populated by middle-class, healthconscious people (6) |
| BAYAREA | Region including Napa |
| LACONIA | Greek region including Sparta |
| COAST | General term for a region where the land meets the sea; features of which include beaches, cliffs, c |
| NOGOAREA | Military term for a region where the ruling authorities have lost control, first used in the Bush War in Rhodesia |
| SAMPAN | Small boats used in China and Japan rowed with a scull from the stern and often with a sail and a small cabin |
| AKITAS | Dogs named for a region of Japan |
| AKITA | Dog breed named for a region of Japan |
