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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.
   • ▪ the nature and relative arrangement of places and physical features: "knowing the geography and topology of the battlefield"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from French géographie or Latin geographia, from Greek geōgraphia, from gē ‘earth’ + -graphia ‘writing’.

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

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   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. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGEOGRAPHY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › geographyGEOGRAPHY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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..

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGEOGRAPHY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   the study of the systems and processes involved in the world's weather, mountains, seas, lakes, etc. and of the ways in which countries and people organize life within an area. See also. physical geography. the geography of somewhere.

6. www.worldatlas.com › geographyWhat Is Geography? - WorldAtlas

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   Aug 4, 2017 · Here is a general definition of geography: “Geography is the study of the Earth’s physical features and environment including the impact of human activity on these factors and vice versa. The subject also encompasses the study of patterns of human population distribution, land use, resource availability, and industries.”

7. www.britannica.com › summary › geographyGeography and its subfields | Britannica

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   geography, Science of the Earth’s 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. www.britannica.com › dictionary › geographyGeography Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   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