geography
geog·raphy
noun
1.
study of the earth''s surface; includes people''s responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation
Origin
From Middle French géographie, from Latin geōgraphia, from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία (geōgraphía, “a description of the earth”), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) + γράφω (gráphō, “write”).
Phrases
- body of water
- geography bee
- geography cone
- geography fair
- human geography
- North America
- physical geography
- political geography
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