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    Ge·og·ra·phy
    /jēˈäɡrəfē/

    noun

    • 1. 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.
  2. education.nationalgeographic.org › resource › geography-articleGeography

    Oct 19, 2023 · Geography is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments. Geographers explore both the physical properties of Earth’s surface and the human societies spread across it. They also examine how human culture interacts with the natural environment, and the way that locations and places can have an impact on people.

  3. Geography definition: 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..

  4. GEOGRAPHY definition: 1. the study of the systems and processes involved in the world's weather, mountains, seas, lakes…. Learn more.

  5. geography. noun [ U ] us / dʒiˈɑɡ·rə·fi /. Add to word list. Add to word list. social studies. the study of the features and systems of the earth’s surface, including continents, mountains, seas, weather, and plant life, and of the ways in which countries and people organize life within an area.

  6. GEOGRAPHY meaning: 1 : an area of study that deals with the location of countries, cities, rivers, mountains, lakes, etc.; 2 : the natural features (such as rivers, mountains, etc.) of a place.

  7. geography, Science of the Earths surface, which describes and analyzes the spatial variations in physical, biological, and human phenomena that occur on the surface of the globe and treats their interrelationships and their significant regional patterns.

  8. May 11, 2018 · Geography Definition. By Matt Rosenberg. The features of the earth are the domain of physical geographers and their work includes research about climates, the formation of landforms, and plant and animal distribution. Working in closely related areas, the research of physical geographers and geologists often overlaps.

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