1 the study of the world's surface, physical qualities, climate, population, products, etc 地理学:
human/physical/economic geography人文╱自然╱经济地理
2 the physical arrangement of a place 地形:
We're studying the geography of Asia. 我们正在研究亚洲的地形。 ➔geographical /ˌdʒi:əˈgræfɪkl ||; ˌdʒiəˈgræfɪkḷ/ adj➔geographically /-kli ||; -klɪ/ adv
geography/dʒiˋɑgrəfI; dʒiˈɒɡrəfi/n [U] the study of the countries, oceans, cities, populations etc of the world or of a particular area 地理(学): +of the geography of Asia 亚洲地理 —geographer n [C] —geographical /͵dʒiəˋgræfIkḷ; ˌdʒiːəˈɡræfIk$l◄/—geographic adj
geographygeographygeographiesnoun (no plural)the study of the Earth and everything on it, such as mountains, rivers, land and people▶ geographicaladjective: There is a list of geographical names (= names of countries, seas, etc.) at the back of this dictionary.