geographical
Relating to terrain
Geographical means relating to geography—the study of Earth's physical features, climate, populations, and how humans interact with their environment.
The term describes anything connected to places, regions, or spatial relationships: geographical boundaries, geographical distribution, a geographical survey.
Geographic is an equivalent form, often preferred in American English.
Bound collection of charts
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- longitudeEast-west angular distance
- scaleMeasure of relative size
grid · compass · legend · contour · Mercator · GIS · geodesy · surveying
Height above reference point
- plateauFlat highland area
- valleyLow ground between heights
- mountainTall natural landmass
- canyonDeep river-cut gorge
hill · plain · ridge · escarpment · mesa · basin · dune · fjord
Regional language variety
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
festival · heritage · demographics · agriculture · endemic · indigenous · terroir · locale
Organized exploratory journey
- discoveryAct of finding something
- voyageJourney by sea
- ColumbusOhio's seat of government
- SacagaweaShoshone interpreter for westward expedition
Magellan · uncharted · frontier · safari · trek · circumnavigation · landfall · charting
Extent of variation
- zoneBounded area designation
- beltStrap securing trousers
- corridorEnclosed connecting walkway
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
dispersion · clustering · hotspot · endemic · migratory · native · invasive · habitat
atlas
Bound collection of charts
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- longitudeEast-west angular distance
scale · grid · compass · legend · contour · Mercator · GIS · geodesy · surveying · geospatial
elevation
Height above reference point
canyon · hill · plain · ridge · escarpment · mesa · basin · dune · fjord · delta
dialect
Regional language variety
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
traditions · festival · heritage · demographics · agriculture · endemic · indigenous · terroir · locale · province
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
Magellan · Sacagawea · uncharted · frontier · safari · trek · circumnavigation · landfall · charting · territory
range
Extent of variation
concentration · dispersion · clustering · hotspot · endemic · migratory · native · invasive · habitat · biome
- classificationsclassified, hierarchical, class, unclassified, categorical
- arrangementsarrangement, orchestration, arranged, array, configuration
geographicalhistorical
Of documented times
chronological · temporal · biographical · diachronic · genealogical
geographicalpolitical
Of government matters
administrative · cultural · social · economic · demographic
- geographic featuresNatural physical land characteristics
- geographic mapsScaled depictions of terrain
- National GeographicNature and exploration periodical
- geographic landmarkNotable physical location
- geographical featuresNatural Earth surface forms
- National Geographic SocietyScientific and educational nonprofit