physiography

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But his reputation rests more securely on his explanation of the stratigraphy, structural geology and physiography of North America, Europe and Asia as the record of continental developments.

From Time Magazine Archive

In still more western fields of research much additional light has been thrown since 1875 on the physiography of the great deserts and oases of Arabia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various

It may be concluded that the present physiography of the land is proximately due solely to the action of the denuding agents—rain, frost, rivers, and the sea.

From Geology by Geikie, James

Yesterday, Friday evening, Taylor gave an introductory lecture on his remarkably fascinating subject—modern physiography.

From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Scott, Robert Falcon

It opens with a general system of physiography, and then passes successively to geography, anthropology, human physiology, zoology and comparative physiology, botany, including agriculture and horticulture, medicine, mineralogy, and the fine arts.

From Latin Literature by Mackail, J. W. (John William)