Physiography
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Physiography is a noun meaning The descriptive part of a natural science as distinguished from the explanatory or theoretical part.
Meaning
The descriptive part of a natural science as distinguished from the explanatory or theoretical part.
More Meanings
- (geography) The subfield of geography that studies physical patterns and processes of the Earth. It aims to understand the forces that produce and change rocks, oceans, weather, and global flora and fauna patterns.
Example Sentences
mineral physiography
Questions that bewilder the globe student of seasons are easily answered by pupils who have been taught seasons by the globeless method, as the writer knows from experience with three classes, two in astronomy and one in physiography.
Word Forms
- physiographies
Synonyms for physiography
Depending on context, synonyms include geosystems.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include physiogeography, geophysics, geography, geonomy, psychogeophysics, geophysiologist.
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