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Meanings of geography in English

Russian
география
Portuguese
geografia
Spanish
ciencia geográfica
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geografia
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Science that studies the terrestrial surface, the societies that inhabit it and the territories, landscapes, places or regions that form it when interacting with each other.

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        география
        Portuguese
        geografia
        Catalan
        geografia
        Spanish
        geografía

        Study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation.

              geografia
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              Examples for "geographical science"
              Examples for "geographical science"
              1
              The organization of society became more favorable to geographical science.
              History of the Conquest of Peru
              2
              Every step will be an advance in geographical science.
              South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917
              3
              The advanced state of geographical science shows that no new countries remain to be explored.
              Astoria; Or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountai...
              4
              Such is the life of this celebrated traveller, whose narrative had a marked influence on the progress of geographical science.
              Celebrated Travels and Travellers, Part 1. / The Exploration of ...
              5
              During the long, unoccupied hours of the voyage, the doctor held regular sittings, with lectures on geographical science, in the officers' mess-room.
              Five Weeks in a Balloon / Or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa...
              Usage of geography in English
              1
              That seeming detail of plant geography had enormous implications for politics today.
              Guns, germs, and steel: the fates of human societies
              2
              Given Mexico City's original geography, its lack of water may seem strange.
              BBC
              3
              In the west geography and history made the situation a little different.
              Surrender to the will of the night
              4
              The first of these concerned the political geography of the new country.
              The duel: pakistan on the flight path of american power
              5
              It is not a new idea that geography shapes a country's economy.
              Reuters
              6
              I wasn't ever good with geography, at least not in second grade.
              The mighty quinns: liam
              7
              Trimmer in his ideal restoration of the geography of the olden time.
              The Antiquity of Man
              8
              And for the first time in history, geography is no longer destiny.
              Radio NZ
              9
              Spencer got second place in the seventh-grade geography bee; Melissa got first.
              Pretty Little Liars
              10
              Unfortunately the decision to remove geography has not received the same publicity.
              The Irish Times
              11
              Nine university history teaching courses, and 11 for geography, lost their funding.
              The Guardian
              12
              This is a simple bit of geography lesson in the Old Testament.
              Quiet Talks on the Crowned Christ of Revelation
              13
              Thus, some mystery remains about Africa's most surprising fact of human geography.
              Guns, germs, and steel: the fates of human societies
              14
              Our tourism economy is dependent upon an appreciation of history and geography.
              The Irish Times
              15
              Political, 2002, a wry critique on power and geography by Tom Lubbock.
              The Guardian
              16
              The geography class of the future will be a class in astronomy.
              Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers
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