Are the lobes of the brain anatomically distinct, or is the distinction between them not as well-defined? If I had a brain in front of me, would I be able to find some kind of crevasse or something separately each lobe from the next? I guess what I'm asking is, are lobes more arbitrarily-defined regions of the brain, or is there a definite distinction between them anatomically?
There are anatomical features that make lobe demarcations fairly non-arbitrary. From Wikipedia:

by Sebastian023

There are some borders here that may be more arbitrary than others:


The border between the occipital and parietal lobe between the preoccipital notch and parieto-occipital sulcus
The border between the parietal and temporal lobes between the preoccipital notch and the lateral fissure
The little space between the central sulcus and the lateral fissure that separates the parietal and frontal lobes


These lines seem to be anchored on non-arbitrary points, but their flatness (lack of curves/bumps) may be somewhat arbitrary. An analogy would be the southern border of my home state, Minnesota. It's a flat east-to-west line between two rivers that form the eastern and western borders. The rivers aren't arbitrary, but the southern border didn't have to be a straight line. (Why not a sine wave? That surely would've made things more interesting!) If there's more to these borders of the brain than just their anchor points at either end, it's not apparent to me from this image or any other sources I know offhand, but it would be nice to see another answer from anyone who might know better than I.