geography

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

geog·raphy [geography geographies] BrE [dʒiˈɒɡrəfi] NAmE [dʒiˈɑːɡrəfi] noun
1. uncountable 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. singular 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. singular 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.
Derived Words: ↑geographical ▪ ↑geographically
See also: ↑geographic

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

Example Bank:
•I wasn't familiar with the geography of New York City.
•She knew the geography of the building well.
•The geography of the area makes travel very difficult.
•The island's geography is very simple.