geographies
Maps and landforms
Geographies is the plural of geography, referring to multiple instances of the subject or its applications.
Geography studies the earth's physical features and human activity across regions.
In business and marketing, geographies means distinct regions or markets: We're expanding into new geographies, The product performs differently across geographies.
This use treats geographic areas as discrete units for analysis or operations.
Bound collection of charts
- mapsGeographic visual representations
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- MercatorCylindrical cartographic projection
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
longitude · navigation · compass · scale · grid · legend · contour · GIS
Height above reference point
- mountainsTall elevated landmasses
- valleysLow areas between hills
- hillsLow natural elevations
- plateausElevated flat terrain
canyons · cliffs · plains · dunes · glaciers · volcanoes · ridges · fjords
Long-established customs passed down
- ethnicitiesGroups sharing cultural heritage
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- languagesSystems of human communication
- religionsOrganized belief systems
Administrative regions within nations
- countiesAdministrative territorial divisions
- prefecturesGoverned administrative territories
- statesModes of being
- districtsDefined administrative regions
cantons · territories · zones · regions · departments · shires · boroughs · parishes
Major ecological community types
- floraPlants of a region
- faunaAnimal life collectively
- climatePrevailing atmospheric conditions
- landformsNatural geographic features
vegetation · habitats · biodiversity · tundra · rainforest · desert · savanna · grassland
Study of Earth's composition
- hydrologyScience of water distribution
- climatologyScientific study of atmospheric patterns
- geomorphologyStudy of terrain formation
- geodeticsEarth-measuring discipline
Lines separating regions
- frontiersOutermost bounds of territory
- demarcationsFixed limits between areas
- partitionsBarriers dividing a space
- perimetersOuter boundary lengths
edges · limits · barriers · divisions · separations · thresholds · marches · enclaves
atlas
Bound collection of charts
- mapsGeographic visual representations
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- MercatorCylindrical cartographic projection
latitude · longitude · navigation · compass · scale · grid · legend · contour · GIS · chart
elevation
Height above reference point
plateaus · canyons · cliffs · plains · dunes · glaciers · volcanoes · ridges · fjords · gorges
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- ethnicitiesGroups sharing cultural heritage
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- languagesSystems of human communication
religions · nationalities · multicultural · diaspora · homelands
provinces
Administrative regions within nations
- countiesAdministrative territorial divisions
- prefecturesGoverned administrative territories
- statesModes of being
districts · cantons · territories · zones · regions · departments · shires · boroughs · parishes · municipalities
biomes
Major ecological community types
landforms · vegetation · habitats · biodiversity · tundra · rainforest · desert · savanna · grassland · wetlands
geology
Study of Earth's composition
- hydrologyScience of water distribution
- climatologyScientific study of atmospheric patterns
- geomorphologyStudy of terrain formation
borders
Lines separating regions
- frontiersOutermost bounds of territory
- demarcationsFixed limits between areas
- partitionsBarriers dividing a space
perimeters · edges · limits · barriers · divisions · separations · thresholds · marches · enclaves · exclaves
geographieshistories
Accounts of past events
chronologies · timelines · annals · durations · timespans
geographieshistories
Accounts of past events
chronologies · timescales · epochs · eras
- 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