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Geography

Geography Meaning & Definition
Geography Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Geography?

[n] study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation

Synonyms | Synonyms for Geography: geographics

Related Terms | Find terms related to Geography: biosphere | cartography | chorography | cosmical geology | dynamic geology | Earth | Gaea | Ge | geodesy | geodetic satellite | geodetics | geodynamics | geognosy | geographics | geological chemistry | geological engineering | geology | geomorphogeny | geomorphology | geophysics | geoscopy | geosphere | geotectonic geology | globe | historical geology | hydrogeology | mineralogy | mining geology | mother earth | navigation | orbiting geophysical observatory | paleontological geology | pedology | physical geography | physical geology | physiographic geology | physiography | soil mechanics | soil science | stratigraphic geology | stratigraphy | surveying | Tellus | Terra | terrestrial globe | the blue planet | this pendent world | topography | vale | vale of tears | whole wide world | world

See Also | earth science | economic geography | physical geography | physiography | topography

Geography In Webster's Dictionary

\Ge*og"ra*phy\, n.; pl. {Geographies}. [F. g['e]ographie, l. geographia, fr. Gr. ?; ge`a, gh^, the earth + ? description, fr. ? to write, describe. See {Graphic}.] 1. The science which treats of the world and its inhabitants; a description of the earth, or a portion of the earth, including its structure, fetures, products, political divisions, and the people by whom it is inhabited. 2. A treatise on this science. {Astronomical}, {or Mathematical}, geography treats of the earth as a planet, of its shape, its size, its lines of latitude and longitude, its zones, and the phenomena due to to the earth's diurnal and annual motions. {Physical geography} treats of the conformation of the earth's surface, of the distribution of land and water, of minerals, plants, animals, etc., and applies the principles of physics to the explanation of the diversities of climate, productions, etc. {Political geography} treats of the different countries into which earth is divided with regard to political and social and institutions and conditions.

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