geography

Universal Words noun 1 [U] the scientific study of the earth's surface, physical features, divisions, products, population, etc: human / physical / economic / social geography * a geography lesson / department / teacher / textbook * a degree in geography 2 [sing.] the way in which the physical features of a place are arranged: the geography of New York City * Kim knew the geography of the building and strode along the corridor. 3 [sing.] the way in which a particular aspect of life or society is influenced by geography or varies according to geography: The geography of poverty and the geography of voting are connected. geographical adjective: The survey covers a wide geographical area. * the geographical distribution of plants / services / wealth * The importance of the town is due to its geographical location. geographically adverb: geographically remote areas