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   geography

   /dʒɪˈɒɡrəfi/

   noun

   • 1. the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources and political and economic activities.
   • ▪ the nature and relative arrangement of places and physical features: "the geography of post-war London"
   • ▪ (especially in business) a geographical area; a region.

   Word Origin late 15th century: from French géographie or Latin geographia, from Greek geōgraphia, from gē ‘earth’ + -graphia ‘writing’.

   Scrabble Points: 19

   • G

     2

   • E

     1

   • O

     1

   • G

     2

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • P

     3

   • H

     4

   • Y

     4

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