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AnthropogeographyAnthropogeography An`thro*po*ge*og"ra*phy, n. [Gr. ? man +
geography.]
The science of the human species as to geographical
distribution and environment. Broadly, it includes
industrial, commercial, and political geography, and that
part of ethnology which deals with distribution and physical
environment. -- An`thro*po*ge*og"ra*pher, n. --
An`thro*po*ge`o*graph"ic*al, a. BiogeographyBiogeography Bi`o*ge*og"ra*phy, n. [Gr. bi`os life + E.
geography.]
The branch of biology which deals with the geographical
distribution of animals and plants. It includes both
zo["o]geography and phytogeography. -- Bi`o*ge`o*graph"ic,
a. -- Bi`o*ge`o*graph"ic*al*ly, adv. Physical geographyPhysical Phys"ic*al, a.
1. Of or pertaining to nature (as including all created
existences); in accordance with the laws of nature; also,
of or relating to natural or material things, or to the
bodily structure, as opposed to things mental, moral,
spiritual, or imaginary; material; natural; as, armies and
navies are the physical force of a nation; the body is the
physical part of man.
Labor, in the physical world, is . . . employed in
putting objects in motion. --J. S. Mill.
A society sunk in ignorance, and ruled by mere
physical force. --Macaulay.
2. Of or pertaining to physics, or natural philosophy;
treating of, or relating to, the causes and connections of
natural phenomena; as, physical science; physical laws.
``Physical philosophy.' --Pope.
3. Perceptible through a bodily or material organization;
cognizable by the senses; external; as, the physical,
opposed to chemical, characters of a mineral.
4. Of or pertaining to physic, or the art of medicine;
medicinal; curative; healing; also, cathartic; purgative.
[Obs.] ``Physical herbs.' --Sir T. North.
Is Brutus sick? and is it physical To walk unbraced,
and suck up the humors Of the dank morning? --Shak.
Physical astronomy, that part of astronomy which treats of
the causes of the celestial motions; specifically, that
which treats of the motions resulting from universal
gravitation.
Physical education, training of the bodily organs and
powers with a view to the promotion of health and vigor.
Physical examination (Med.), an examination of the bodily
condition of a person.
Physical geography. See under Geography.
Physical point, an indefinitely small portion of matter; a
point conceived as being without extension, yet having
physical properties, as weight, inertia, momentum, etc.; a
material point.
Physical signs (Med.), the objective signs of the bodily
state afforded by a physical examination. Phytogeography
Phytogeography Phy`to*ge*og"ra*phy, n. [Phyto- + geography.]
The geographical distribution of plants.
Zoogeography
Zoogeography o`["o]*ge*og"ra*phy, n. [Zo["o]- + geography.]
The study or description of the geographical distribution of
animals.
Meaning of Geography from wikipedia
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Geography (from
Ancient Gr**** γεωγραφία geōgraphía;
combining gê 'Earth' and gráphō 'write',
literally 'Earth writing') is the
study of the lands, features...
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Statistical geography is the
study and
practice of collecting,
analysing and
presenting data that has a
geographic or
areal dimension, such as
census or...
- In
geography, a cape is a headland,
peninsula or
promontory extending into a body of water,
usually a sea. A cape
usually represents a
marked change in...
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Physical geography (also
known as physiography) is one of the
three main
branches of
geography.
Physical geography is the
branch of
natural science which...
- In
geography, a
defile is a
narrow p**** or
gorge between mountains or hills. The term
originates from a
military description of a
route through which...
- The term "United States," when used in the
geographic sense,
refers to the
contiguous United States (sometimes
referred to as the
Lower 48,
including the...
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Maritime geography is a
collection of
terms used by
naval military units to
loosely define three maritime regions:
brown water,
green water, and blue...
- In
geography,
scale is the
level at
which a
geographical phenomenon occurs or is described. This
concept is
derived from the map
scale in cartography...
