When referring to regions it is more specific then continents because continents are way bigger then regions meaning referring to a continent could mean a lot.
The British concentrated their attacks in the South where there were many Loyalists.
Anne Frank<span> has been called the "human face of the Holocaust." The diary she kept for 25 months, when she was in hiding from the Nazis, is a life-affirming record of her spirit and hope in the face of cruelty and danger</span>
The Portuguese introduced guns to "Japan," in 1542 after a storm blew them off course, since the Japanese were very interested in purchasing these superior weapons.