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In geography, we used a map to find countries, rivers, and mountain ranges.
What does Geography mean?
Geography is the study of places and how people and environments connect.
Dictionary definition
The study of places, Earth's physical and human features, and how people and environments affect one another; also the features or arrangement of a particular area.
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Geography in a sentence
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Human geography asks how people organize and change the places where they live.
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Physical geography examines landforms, water, climate, and other natural systems.
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The island's steep geography made road building difficult.
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The report maps the changing geography of jobs across the region.
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Practice 1
What does geography study?
Geography includes physical features, people, environments, locations, and the relationships among them.
Practice 2
Which sentence uses geography to mean the features of an area?
Here geography means the physical arrangement and features of the valley.
Practice 3
Complete the sentence: A ____ may study why cities grow near rivers.
A geographer is a person who studies places and spatial relationships.
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WordGeography.
Partnoun.
MeaningGeography is the study of places and how people and environments connect.
ExampleExample: In geography, we used a map to find countries, rivers, and mountain ranges.
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- jee · og · ruh · fee
- Strongest beat
- og
- Ending
- fee
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on og.
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Synonyms
Words like Geography
topographyA close synonym when geography means the physical features and arrangement of a region.
terrainA close synonym when geography means the physical character of a stretch of land.
landscapeA close synonym when geography means the visible physical features of an area.
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Does Geography have an opposite?
Geography names a field of study or the features of an area, so it has no general direct opposite. Geology and history are related fields, not antonyms.
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Word family
Geography word family
Base word
geography
noun
geographies
The plural, used for the features or spatial patterns of more than one place or subject.
noun
geographer
A person who studies geography.
adjective
geographic
Related to geography; this form is especially common in North American English.
adjective
geographical
Related to geography; this form is especially common in British English.
adverb
geographically
In a way that relates to place, location, or geography.
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Understand Geography
Hint for students
Think about where things are, what a place is like, and how people and environments affect one another.
Common mix-up
Geography is more than memorizing maps and capitals. It includes physical systems, human communities, locations, patterns, and relationships.
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Give students a simple neighborhood map. Have them label two physical features and two human-made features, then write one sentence explaining how any two features are connected.
Teacher prompt
Use the model sentence, "Geography asks not only where a place is, but why its features and people are connected." Ask students to identify one physical feature and one human feature near their school.
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