geography

ge·og·ra·phy

noun \jē-ˈä-grə-fē\

plural ge·og·ra·phies

Definition of GEOGRAPHY

1

: a science that deals with the description, distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical, biological, and cultural features of the earth's surface

2

: the geographic features of an area

3

: a treatise on geography

4

a : a delineation or systematic arrangement of constituent elements : configuration <the philosophers … have tried to construct geographies of human reason — Times Literary Supplement> b : makeup 1 <her emotional geography>

Examples of GEOGRAPHY

1. studying the geography of the western United States
2. <the geography of the region matches ancient descriptions of the location of the lost city>

Origin of GEOGRAPHY

Latin geographia, from Greek geōgraphia, from geōgraphein to describe the earth's surface, from geō- + graphein to write — more at carve

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to GEOGRAPHY

Synonyms: chorography, geomorphology, landscape, terrain, topography

Related Words: scenery; ground, land, landform, terrane, terrene

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Other Geology Terms

anthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale

Rhymes with GEOGRAPHY

autography, cacography, cartography, chorography, chronography, cosmography, cryptography, demography, discography, ethnography, filmography, holography, lithography, lymphography, mammography, mythography, nomography, orthography, phonography, photography, pictography, planography, pornography, reprography, sonography, stenography, thermography, tomography, topography, typography, venography, xerography, xylography