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physiography
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phys·i·og·ra·phy  (fz-gr-f)
physi·ogra·pher n.
physi·o·graphic (--grfk), physi·o·graphi·cal (--kl) adj.
physi·o·graphi·cal·ly adv.

physiography [ˌfɪzɪˈɒgrəfɪ]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) another name for geomorphology, physical geography
physiographer  n
physiographic  [ˌfɪzɪəˈgræfɪk], physiographical adj
physiographically  adv

physiography  (fz-gr-f)

physiography
1. physical geography.
2. geomorphology. See also classification. — physiographer, n.physiographic, physiographical, adj.
See also: Geography
the systematic classification and description of nature. See also geography; geology. — physiographer, n. — physiographic, physiographical, adj.
See also: Classification
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Noun1.physiography - the study of physical features of the earth's surfacephysiography - the study of physical features of the earth's surface
geographics, geography - study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation


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The Balado site that hosts Scotland's largest and best music weekender borders Loch Leven, which Scottish Natural Heritage has designated as a Site of Specific Scientific Interest due to its flora, fauna, geological and physiographical features.
This is especially true because both the land-sea distribution and the physiographical characteristics of the two areas are very different, despite the fact that they lay in similar latitudes.
 
 
 
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