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physical geography

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Geography
ˌphysical geˈography noun [uncountable]  SGthe study of the Earth’s surface and of its rivers, mountains etc 自然地理学
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physical geographyThese three trends combined to form a more environmental physical geography which may have been late but hopefully not too late.In geomorphology the impact of studies of process was perhaps most substantial and also the most dramatic in physical geography.Such omission is completely in sympathy with the trend in physical geography for nearly a century after Man and Nature.Hence the prospect of an energy related and integrated physical geography including geomorphological processes may not be too far beyond the horizon.In such a perception, the world is not physical geography but an arena inhabited by individual countries.This trend is exemplified by all branches of physical geography.Furthermore, some branches of physical geography had proceeded as far as they could without an enhanced knowledge of processes.The number of financial products available over the internet-where physical geography is mostly irrelevant-is increasing rapidly.
ˌphysical geˈography nounChineseSyllable
the surface and Earth’s study the Corpus of


physical geography
ˌphysical geˈography noun [uncountable]
the study of the Earth’s surface and of its rivers, mountains etc


physical geographyBrE /ˌfɪzɪkl dʒiˈɒɡrəfi/ 🔊NAmE /ˌfɪzɪkl dʒiˈɑːɡrəfi/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the scientific study of the natural features on the surface of the earth, for example mountains and rivers 自然地理学the way in which the natural features of a place are arranged 地貌特征;地形;地势the physical geography of Scotland苏格兰的地形