GRASS Basics - Desktop GIS: Mapping the Planet with Open Source Tools - page 288

Figure C.3: Default region populated from layers loaded in QGIS
Note that this screen allows you to set the extent by choosing countries
or regions from a drop-down list. This can be useful if you want to cre-
ate a new location but don't have any layers loaded in QGIS. In this
case you need to specify the region, as well as the projection informa-
tion since it won't be automatically populated for you. In Figure C.3 ,
you can see the region screen with the extents set automatically from
our data loaded in QGIS. Notice the extents are shown graphically in
red on the world map.
Keep in mind that we have defined a default region. The region can be
changed for each mapset or for the entire location later.
Clicking the Next button brings us to the final screen in the process.
Here we give the mapset a name. As explained in the dialog box, a
mapset is simply a collection of maps (think layers here) used by a
single user. You can name the mapset whatever you like. In a multiuser
environment, a user ID might be a good choice. Enter a name, and click