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jee-noun, plural -phies.
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.
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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.
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Geography
is a TOEFL word you need to know.
So is satellite. Does it mean:
| a branch office or an off-campus facility of a university, that depends on, accompanies, or serves as an extension of a main office or organization |
| following one another without interruption |
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- Knowing geography helps kids to understand what is happening in the world.
- In fact, there was hardly any geography at all in those days.
- And since it's best to use Kentucky limestone water, that limits the geography too.
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geography
1540s, from Fr., from L., from Gk. geographia "description of the earth's surface," from ge "earth" + -graphia "description," from graphein "write."
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geography  (jē-ŏg'rə-fē) Pronunciation Key
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