ge·og·ra·phy

[jee-og-ruh-fee]
noun, plural ge·og·ra·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.
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.
Origin:
1535–45; < Latin geōgraphia < Greek geōgraphía earth description. See geo-, -graphy

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geography (dʒɪˈɒɡrəfɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n , pl -phies
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
 
ge'ographer
 
—n
 
geographical
 
—adj
 
geo'graphic
 
—adj
 
geo'graphically
 
—adv

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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 

  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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Example sentences
But on land the arbitrariness of political geography becomes swiftly apparent.
These suggested a shift in incidence according to age, geography, and race.
The world fragments into a working pandemonium of individuals, organized by
  jobs rather than geography.
The geography of childhood obesity is largely the geography of poverty.
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