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GEOGRAPHICS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation
Synonyms:
geographics; geography
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("geographics" is a kind of...):
earth science (any of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "geographics"):
physical geography; physiography (the study of physical features of the earth's surface)
topography (precise detailed study of the surface features of a region)
economic geography (the branch of geography concerned with the production and distribution of commodities)
