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geography definition

ge·og·ra·phy (jē äg′rə fē)

noun pl. geographies -·phies

  1. the descriptive science dealing with the surface of the earth, its division into continents and countries, and the climate, plants, animals, natural resources, inhabitants, and industries of the various divisions
  2. the physical features, esp. the surface features, of a region, area, or place
  3. a book about geography

Etymology: L geographia < Gr geōgraphia, geography < geō- (see geo-) + graphein, to write: see graphic

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geography Synonyms

geography

n.

earth science, geology, topography, physical geography, economic geography, political geography, geopolitics, physiography, cartography.


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geography Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • teach: ABSTRACT: Rather than use fantasy games to teach geography, teachers can use real world events to construct their own games.

Preposition: as

  • discipline: The more specific themes are: What are the distinctive features of geography as a discipline for students and for staff as teachers?

Adjective modifier

  • physical: Much of Brazil's physical geography is actually unknown due to being inaccessible to humans.

Modifies a noun

  • fieldwork: The problems of maintaining geography fieldwork with increased student numbers is outlined.

Noun used with modifier

  • A-level: None of which would be very surprising had not the pass rate for A-level geography this year been something just over 100 % .

Preposition: in

  • education: KEY READING Material specifically relating to assessment in geography in higher education is limited.
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geography quotes

The art of Biography Is different from Geography. Geography is about Maps, But Biography is about Chaps.

-Bentley, Edmund Clerihew

The only effort worth making is the one it takes to learn the geography of one's own nature.

-Bowles, Paul Frederick

If some countries have too much history, we have too much geography.

-King,William Lyon Mackenzie

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