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geography

[jee-og-ruh-fee]

noun

plural

geographies 
  1. the science dealing with the areal differentiation of the earth's surface, as shown in the character, arrangement, and interrelations over the world of such elements as climate, elevation, soil, vegetation, population, land use, industries, or states, and of the unit areas formed by the complex of these individual elements.

  2. the study of this science.

  3. the topographical features of a region, usually of the earth, sometimes of the planets.

  4. a book dealing with this science or study, as a textbook.

  5. the arrangement of features of any complex entity.

    the geography of the mind.



geography

/ dʒɪˈɒɡrəfɪ, ˌdʒɪəˈɡræfɪkəl /

noun

  1. the study of the natural features of the earth's surface, including topography, climate, soil, vegetation, etc, and man's response to them

  2. the natural features of a region

  3. an arrangement of constituent parts; plan; layout

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

geography

  1. The scientific study of the Earth's surface and its various climates, countries, peoples, and natural resources.

  2. The physical characteristics, especially the surface features, of an area.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ˌˈ󾱳 adverb
  • geographical adjective
  • ˈDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of geography1

First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin ō󾱲, from Greek ōí “earth description”; equivalent to geo- + -graphy
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Yet this project’s geography is circumscribed, its borders hedged.

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There’s a comprehensiveness to how “We Are Guardians” lays out a big, knotty problem of environment, politics, geography and business — internationalized yet hyper-local — while spotlighting the Indigenous push-back efforts.

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Meanwhile, Mumbai faces natural challenges due to its geography.

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Ms Shackleton also wants to make yoga more accessible in terms of geography.

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Just as on land there are deserts, grasslands, rainforests and the arctic, so too in the deep sea there are numerous different ecosystems that differ by geography, temperature and the animals that live there.

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