physical geography
noun
: geography that deals with the exterior physical features and changes of the earth
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Born in 1921 to upwardly mobile parents, Hermans was obliged to interrupt his university studies in physical geography when the Germans invaded the Netherlands in 1940. 
Tim Parks, The New York Review of Books, 31 Mar. 2021 Even in the age of cyber attacks and hypersonic weapons, American strategists are discovering that old-fashioned physical geography matters in U.S.-China competition. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2021 For those with the skills to harness these innovations, GEOINT offers a unique perspective of human activity, physical geography, and how the world around us is changing, that most businesses have never had access to before. Kjartan Rist, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2021 Colee’s focus on the New River is a tie-in of culture, historical events and physical geography. Scott Luxor, sun-sentinel.com, 6 July 2021 The study cites a report published in 1899 that suggests Māori accounts of voyages referred to sub-Antarctic flora, fauna and physical geography. Saphora Smith, NBC News, 11 June 2021 His colleague Phillip Toms, a professor of physical geography at the University of Gloucestershire, also examined quartz taken from the deepest sediment layer — around 3 feet deep at the giant’s elbows and soles. Washington Post, 17 May 2021 Robin quickly establishes complete authority over the mall’s physical geography. Michelle Delgado, The Atlantic, 17 July 2019 In addition to the physical geography of the cloud, the HBDI is unhappy about telemetry in both Office 365 and Windows 10 itself. Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 15 July 2019 See More
Tim Parks, The New York Review of Books, 31 Mar. 2021 Even in the age of cyber attacks and hypersonic weapons, American strategists are discovering that old-fashioned physical geography matters in U.S.-China competition. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2021 For those with the skills to harness these innovations, GEOINT offers a unique perspective of human activity, physical geography, and how the world around us is changing, that most businesses have never had access to before. Kjartan Rist, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2021 Colee’s focus on the New River is a tie-in of culture, historical events and physical geography. Scott Luxor, sun-sentinel.com, 6 July 2021 The study cites a report published in 1899 that suggests Māori accounts of voyages referred to sub-Antarctic flora, fauna and physical geography. Saphora Smith, NBC News, 11 June 2021 His colleague Phillip Toms, a professor of physical geography at the University of Gloucestershire, also examined quartz taken from the deepest sediment layer — around 3 feet deep at the giant’s elbows and soles. Washington Post, 17 May 2021 Robin quickly establishes complete authority over the mall’s physical geography. Michelle Delgado, The Atlantic, 17 July 2019 In addition to the physical geography of the cloud, the HBDI is unhappy about telemetry in both Office 365 and Windows 10 itself. Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 15 July 2019 See More Word History
First Known Use
1753, in the meaning defined above