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- [jee-og-ruh-fee]
- /dʒiˈɒg rə fi/
- /dʒiˈɒɡrəfi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [jee-og-ruh-fee]
- /dʒiˈɒg rə fi/
Definitions of geography word
- noun plural geography 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. 1
- noun plural geography the study of this science. 1
- noun plural geography the topographical features of a region, usually of the earth, sometimes of the planets. 1
- noun plural geography a book dealing with this science or study, as a textbook. 1
- noun plural geography the arrangement of features of any complex entity: the geography of the mind. 1
- noun geography The study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries. 1
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Origin of geography
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; < Latin geōgraphia < Greek geōgraphía earth description. See geo-, -graphy
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Parts of speech for Geography
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geography popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for geography
noun geography
- topography — the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
- geopolitics — the study or the application of the influence of political and economic geography on the politics, national power, foreign policy, etc., of a state.
- earth science — any of various sciences, as geography, geology, or meteorology, that deal with the earth, its composition, or any of its changing aspects.
- geology — the science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical, and biological changes that the earth has undergone or is undergoing.
- cartography — Cartography is the art or activity of drawing maps and geographical charts.
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