ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsGgeography
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geography
Meaning: study of earth's physical features and how people interact with them
geography in a sentence
How geography is used in real sentences:
In geography class, we learned how mountains and rivers shape human settlements.
Before planning the hiking trip, the guide studied the region's geography carefully, noting steep cliffs and a river crossing along the trail.
“Their geography project examines landforms, travel routes, and how local ranchers use scarce water.”
— from the passage Secrets of Red Mesa
Where it comes from
From Greek geographia 'earth description'
Word parts
- geo — earth, ground
geography: geo- (earth) + graphy (writing) - graph — writing
geography: geo- (earth) + graph (writing)
Memory hook
GEO (earth) + GRAPHY (writing/description) — geography describes the EARTH.