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
Since 1895, however, the explorations of the United States Geological Survey and the Department of War, and other departments of the government, have fully established the main features of its physiography.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
He had on board a fuller complement of geologists, one of them especially trained for the study, of physiography, biologists, physicists, and surveyors than ever before composed the staff of a Polar expedition.
From The Voyages of Captain Scott : Retold from the Voyage of the Discovery and Scott's Last Expedition by Turley, Charles
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
We should now note the fact that, unlike the seas, the lakes are to be regarded as temporary features in the physiography of the land.
From Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography by Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate
