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the scientific study of the earth’s surface, physical features, divisions, products, population, etc. 地理(學) recent work in economic geography 經濟地理學的最新研究 cultural/historical/political geography 文化/歷史/政治地理 a geography lesson/class/teacher 地理課/課/老師 a degree in geography 地理學學位
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the way in which the physical features of a place are arranged 地形;地貌;地勢 These streets had a very particular geography. 這些街道有着特殊的地理位置。 the geography of New York City 紐約市的地勢 Kim knew the geography of the building and strode along the corridor. 金熟悉這棟建築物的布局,大步流星地走在走廊上。
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographya2The geography of the area makes travel very difficult. 這個地區的地理位置使得旅行非常困難。 The island's geography is very simple. 這個島的地形很簡單。 I wasn't familiar with the geography of the town. 我不熟悉這個城鎮的地理。
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the way in which a particular aspect of life or society is influenced by geography or varies according to geography 地理環境 - [countable] (
business )商業 a country, area or region 國家,地區或區域 We are now operational across multiple geographies. 我們現在在多個地區運營。
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French géographie or Latin geographia, from Greek geōgraphia, from gē ‘earth’ + -graphia ‘writing’.