geographic
Relating to terrain
Geographic describes things relating to geography—the physical features, regions, and spatial relationships of the Earth.
A geographic area is defined by its location; geographic distribution refers to how something is spread across space.
The word appears in contexts involving maps, locations, and regional analysis: The disease showed a clear geographic pattern.
Geographical means the same thing.
Large connected landmass
- oceanMassive saltwater body
- hemisphereHalf of a ball
- equatorMidpoint circle of rotation
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
longitude · meridian · tropics · tectonics · atmosphere · climate · biosphere · hydrosphere
Spatial representation of terrain
- atlasBound collection of charts
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- legendUnverified traditional tale
grid · contour · relief · compass · GIS · Mercator · chart · boundary
Height above reference point
Indefinite bounded area
- zoneBounded area designation
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- localeSpecific place or area
- provinceRegional administrative district
district · county · municipality · jurisdiction · enclave · hinterland · heartland · borderland
Organized exploratory journey
- navigatorRoute-directing crew member
- discoveryAct of finding something
- explorerOne who investigates unfamiliar regions
- voyageJourney by sea
pioneer · frontier · uncharted · Magellan · Columbus · safari · trek · cartographer
Spreading in many directions
- spreadTo distribute widely
- rangeExtent of variation
- extentRange or magnitude
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
density · clustering · pattern · migration · diffusion · population · settlement · urbanization
continent
Large connected landmass
- oceanMassive saltwater body
- hemisphereHalf of a ball
- equatorMidpoint circle of rotation
latitude · longitude · meridian · tropics · tectonics · atmosphere · climate · biosphere · hydrosphere · lithosphere
map
Spatial representation of terrain
- atlasBound collection of charts
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- scaleMeasure of relative size
legend · grid · contour · relief · compass · GIS · Mercator · chart · boundary · geodesy
elevation
Height above reference point
canyon · plain · ridge · cliff · peak · summit · mesa · butte · dune · escarpment
region
Indefinite bounded area
province · district · county · municipality · jurisdiction · enclave · hinterland · heartland · borderland · corridor
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
- navigatorRoute-directing crew member
- discoveryAct of finding something
- explorerOne who investigates unfamiliar regions
voyage · pioneer · frontier · uncharted · Magellan · Columbus · safari · trek · cartographer · Humboldt
dispersal
Spreading in many directions
concentration · density · clustering · pattern · migration · diffusion · population · settlement · urbanization · diaspora
- filing systemsfiling systems, filing cabinets, file cabinets, manila folders, tickler file
- surname originspatronymic, matronymic, occupational, locational, descriptive
- market segmentssegments, demographics, demographic, behavioral, niches
- coordinateslatitude, longitude, coordinates, lat, long
- classificationsclassified, hierarchical, class, unclassified, categorical
- literary settingssetting, narrative setting, fictional world, story world, Hogwarts
geographicdemographic
Statistical population category
geographicartificial
Made, not natural
political · administrative · arbitrary · man-made · gerrymandered
geographicabstract
Condensed version of text
virtual · digital · theoretical · conceptual · metaphorical
- geographic featuresNatural physical land characteristics
- geographic mapsScaled depictions of terrain
- National GeographicNature and exploration periodical
- local geographyPhysical features of an area
- world geographyStudy of Earth's places
- US geographyPhysical features of America
geography, geographical, geographer, geographers, biogeography, geographically