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physiography

[fiz-ee-og-ruh-fee] / ˌfɪz iˈɒg rə fi /


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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

They belong especially in the branch of the science known as physiography.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)

Remarks on the physiography, Eskimo, and mammals of Southampton Island.

From The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin by Harper, Francis

The art of mining may get ahead of the science of physiography in respect of earth-currents and lines of least resistance, as showing where mineral lodes may be expected.

From Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast by Sutherland, George

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