: a science that deals with the description, distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical, biological, and cultural features of the earth's surface
studying the geography of the western United States the geography of the region matches ancient descriptions of the location of the lost city
Recent Examples on the WebAt the same time, the COVID pandemic has shown us that health care isn’t limited by geography; many health systems have strengthened their telehealth offerings. Dallas Ducar, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2022 The company said monthly users in the U.S. and Canada fell 8% year on year, the largest percentage point decrease by geography. Laura Forman, WSJ, 1 Aug. 2022 Experts have speculated that the effectiveness varies by geography because of differences in the underlying risk factors of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, which potentially include infection, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes. Edward Chen, STAT, 18 July 2022 Creators’ per-view income, a function of what advertisers pay YouTube, varies by geography.New York Times, 5 July 2022 How about two eight-team divisions, but not divided by geography? Nathan Baird, cleveland, 1 July 2022 Typically tied by geography, dozens of cities around the world are home to startup ecosystems. Naeim Khanjani, Forbes, 17 June 2022 The Musical Instrument Museum opened in 2010 and features permanent galleries organized by geography, containing items culled from collectors, instrument makers and musicians. Roxanne De La Rosa, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2022 The carmaker doesn’t break out sales by geography, but the U.S. and China are its largest markets and the bulk of sales were of the Model 3 sedan and Y crossover.Fortune, 2 Apr. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Latin geographia, from Greek geōgraphia, from geōgraphein to describe the earth's surface, from geō- + graphein to write — more at carve
ADJECTIVE➤economic, historical, human, physical, political經濟/歷史/人類/自然/政治地理學▸➤cultural, social文化/社會地理學◇the cultural geography of the South南部文化地理學➡ note at subject(for verbs and nouns)