Thesaurus results for GEOGRAPHY

geography

noun

jē-ˈä-grə-fē

as in topography

the physical features of a region as a whole the geography of the region matches ancient descriptions of the location of the lost city

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Recent Examples of geography In California, diversity is our strength—diversity in terms of geography, ethnicity, and a host of other factors. —

Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025 The still unidentified ignition sources that sparked the blazes brought together a hazardous set of conditions all at once, said Park Williams, a professor in the geography department at the University of California Los Angeles. —

Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025 Elsewhere, this could only be a scene of sensory overload, but its eye-of-the-storm geography made the Bowl a kind of redoubt, cool and dark and almost hushed under the purple sky. —

Michael Owen, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025 Also, has the show’s geography ever been more puzzling than in the Season 7 premiere? —

Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 31 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for geography

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Savor Puerto Rican coffee The Cordillera Central mountain range—the only mountain range on Puerto Rico’s main island—provides the ideal climate, topography, and soil for growing outstanding coffee beans.

— Amy Gordon, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
And an argument certainly could be made for doing something wholly new and different, with a change in climate, topography and even time zone.

— Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025