Definition of: geography

(jē·og′rə·fē) noun Pl. ·phies
1. The science that describes the surface of the earth and its associated physical, biological, economic, political, and demographic characteristics, especially in terms of large areas and the complex of interrelationships obtaining among them.
2. The natural aspect, features, etc., of a place or area: the geography of the Arctic. [<L geographia <Gk. <gē earth + graphein write, describe]
—ge·og′ra·pher noun
—ge′o·graph′ic or ·i·cal adjective
—ge′o·graph′·i·cal·ly adverb