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Synonyms for physiography


Grammar : Noun
Spell : fiz-ee-og-ruh-fee
Phonetic Transcription : ˌfɪz iˈɒg rə fi



Définition of physiography

  • As in geography : noun the earth's features; study of land
Example sentences :
  • They belong especially in the branch of the science known as physiography.
  • Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith
  • Remarks on the physiography, Eskimo, and mammals of Southampton Island.
  • Extract from : « The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin » by Francis Harper
  • Associated words: physiography, physiogony, connatural, connaturalness.
  • Extract from : « Putnam's Word Book » by Louis A. Flemming
  • It bears somewhat the same relation to the facts of human geography that a block diagram does to physiography.
  • Extract from : « The Andes of Southern Peru » by Isaiah Bowman
  • The physiography of the state is the evident determinant of its climate, fauna and flora.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 » by Various
  • The central feature of physiography is the so-called erosion cycle or topographic cycle.
  • Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith
  • The principles of geology used in the study of surface waters relate chiefly to physiography (see Chapter I).
  • Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith
  • Nature-study is a necessary foundation for the best work in biology, physiography and agriculture.
  • Extract from : « Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets » by Various
  • Huxley in his Physiography makes the addition "without production of mist."
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 » by Various
  • No canyon above the Virgin had been recorded topographically, and the physiography was unknown.
  • Extract from : « A Canyon Voyage » by Frederick S. Dellenbaugh

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