| 单词 | physical geography |
| 释义 | > as lemmasphysical geography physical geography n. [compare French géographie physique (1721)] the branch of geography concerned with the natural features of the earth, as distinct from its political divisions, economic activity, etc.; (also) the physical features of a particular region. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > earth sciences > geography > [noun] > physical geography pedography1625 physical geography1753 physiography1865 1625 N. Carpenter Geogr. Delineated i. i. 4 The obiect in Geographie is for the most part Physicall, consisting of the parts whereof the Spheare is composed.] 1753 London Monthly Mercury 1 19 M. Buache closed the Sitting, by an Essay of physical Geography on the Structure of the Earth. 1775 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 65 5 The physical Geography of the Countries in which they are found. 1866 W. T. Brande & G. W. Cox Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art (new ed.) II. 898/1 Physical geography is the history of the earth in its material organisation. 1985 K. J. Gregory Nature of Physical Geogr. (BNC) 130 The major part of the earth's surface, the oceans, has been ignored in physical geography research. 2000 Jrnl. Soc. Archer-Antiquaries 43 15/1 The physical geography of Japan provides a very wide range of climatic and vegetative variations. < as lemmas |
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