a large geographical areageographicalge‧o‧graph‧i‧cal /ˌdʒiːəˈɡræfɪkəl◂/ ●○○ (also ge‧o‧graph‧ic) adjective 
a large geographical area their geographical proximity to Japan (=nearness to Japan)2relating to geography: geographical research work—geographically /-kli/ adverb
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- geographical maps of the area
- Clustering of high fertility families, and geographical and social isolation of some estates, may be important too.
- Each place will tend to support a particular kind of instrument, depending on geographical factors and the available flora and fauna.
- It involves transformation of data so that they are reported at a comparable geographical scale, projection and set of geographical units.
- On a global turnover of £656 million in 1991/2, the geographical break down was: U.S. 38.4%.
- The police demarcated the city into eighteen geographical divisions, the gangs and races into thousands.
- There were both geographical and historical reasons for this exodus towards the West.
- These two techniques of casting are regarded as distinct and having different geographical distributions.
- Yet here was a view of the Earth that showed no political, racial or geographical boundaries.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a large geographical areaCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES its isolated geographical location the geographical spread of the company’s hotelsCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
1relating to the place in an area, country etc where something or someone isgeographical area/location/position a large geographical area (=one that is shown on a map)· The survey took place in three geographical areas.
· Today satellite communications cross all geographical boundaries.
its isolated geographical location· This type of story has its historical origins in eighteenth century gothic novels.· the geographical origins of the plant
the geographical spread of the company’s hotels· In addition, there were local initiatives such as Club 403 which attempted to provide viewdata to domestic consumers in a limited geographical area.· Currently those agreements limit the distribution of radio broadcasts to specific geographical areas.· Linguistic ability posed special problems where one particular geographical area was concerned.· Civilizations as geographical areas Civilizations, vast or otherwise, can always be located on a map.· The geographical area where each sale was made; 6.· In 1914 they were still few in number and often had impractically large geographical areas to deal with.· Those that were traded over wide geographical areas, though, can be useful in linking the dating frameworks of different regions.· These can vary dramatically within quite small geographical areas.
· In both networks, operations are organized on a geographical basis.· Asset allocation in an international fund was traditionally done on a geographical basis.· Place - very simply the organisation is divided on a geographical basis.· Calls to the single market hotline are not necessarily recorded on a geographical basis.
· Yet here was a view of the Earth that showed no political, racial or geographical boundaries.· However, in cyberspace, geographical boundaries are irrelevant, and people of different views are thrown together.
· And once again this geographical change coincided with shifts in the economy at national level.· For the first approach, the question was why did that specific geographical change take place?· Major geographical changes appear to have caused widespread extinctions by the destruction of habitats.
· These two techniques of casting are regarded as distinct and having different geographical distributions.· In other words, what is needed is not only an equal but an equitable geographical distribution of educational resources.· So the geographical distribution of the disease in older women is more likely to point to dietary pathogens.· The geographical distribution of internet hosts further illustrates the wide differences in connectivity between rich and poor countries.· However, the choice significantly affects the final geographical distribution and their use in resource allocation has been questioned.· Rut these have to some extent been inferred from the discrete geographical distribution of each kingdom's coinage.· The task, then, of any government attempting to reduce inequalities in the geographical distribution of services is very difficult.· A number of studies have looked at the geographical distribution of doctors both in regions and in smaller districts.
· He was also to present a letter of congratulations and a sword and gather military and geographical information.· A paper map represents geographical information in analogue fashion, using lines and symbols.· Remote sensing and geographical information systems.· They also received geographical information from native people in map form.
· Steamboats, railways and telegraphs broke down geographical isolation.· To begin with Darwin had solved this problem by invoking geographical isolation.· One process which has certainly been important is geographical isolation.· Frequently many rural communities are faced with more than their physical and geographical isolation.· There is debate about whether a single species can split into two without geographical isolation.
· Their geographical location tended to coincide with those areas in which the 1936 rising had been successful.· Yet his geographical location worked in his favor.· The Armagnacs were in a particularly vulnerable position as a result of the geographical location of their lands.· They have cut the nerve of traditional religion, which is often tied to specific geographical locations and cultural patterns.· Bearing in mind the geographical locations of the superpowers, this is easier to contemplate than achieve.· The geographical location of the installations and predominant meteorological conditions and sources of danger arising from the location of the site 2.· On the question of regional differences, these studies of financial exchanges suggest that geographical location is rather unimportant.· Manuscripts are usually sent to two or three reviewers, chosen for their expertise rather than their geographical location.
· Netwise thought direct sales would increase if it expanded into new geographical markets.· It is also interested in selective acquisition as a way of moving into new geographical markets or new up-and-coming product areas.· However, the Commission may focus on regional markets and even on local markets, where these are the relevant geographical markets.
· Evidence for this is provided by the relatively low rates of geographical mobility in Britain as compared with other countries.· This project is intended to explore the complex relationship between geographical mobility and voting.· This brings us to our third point, that of geographical mobility as it affects different social groups.· Though geographical mobility is possible, to move means severing all the social ties which the miner has built up.· In areas of geographical mobility people may be neighbours who are culturally strangers.· These decisions may well also be affected by geographical mobility both for employment and retirement.
· But geographical patterns like this demand the jet-eye view, or of course maps.· A new geographical pattern began to take shape.· Three principal dimensions have dominated geographical patterns of population change in the second half of the twentieth century.
· Her geographical position, like Athens', was accessible to outside influences and radical thinking.· Her population, geographical position, army and industrial strength made her the leading continental nation.· The geographical position of the frontier fluctuated with the fortunes of war.· It has six catalogues, each historically in a different market or geographical position.· Then, because of their geographical position, they were seriously weakened by the Viking onslaught down the east coast.· Parishes vary enormously in size, according to their geographical position and the special circumstances of their historical development.· This was partly thanks to Sparta's protected geographical position.· A country's strategic geographical position might invite super-power attention and meddling in its internal affairs.
· Those criteria include sibling priority and geographical proximity.· On that basis, communities of interest, rather than geographical proximity, are redefining the politics of our time.
· Prey Selection Throughout its geographical range, Nucella lapillus has a choice of prey species.
· Comparison of evidence from other countries or geographical regions would seek to confirm this generalization.· Such networks are inevitably built up on a regional basis because the finds are usually confined to a limited geographical region.· Changes in the 1950s and early 1960s brought rationalised boundaries to create tighter geographical regions and eradicate penetrating lines and competition.· The Act concentrated on training oriented by industry, the other possibilities considered were occupations and geographical regions.· The research should also indicate specific geographical regions where in-depth analyses of syntactic variation could most usefully be carried out.
· Finally, it is important to remember the geographical scope of any survey.
· The appeal of a merger included widening Martineau's client base, a greater geographical spread and having more resources.· We also looked for a geographical spread of writers.· The geographical spread of the observers is skewed.· The geographical spread is reasonable, though doubtless there will be some omissions apparent depending on where you are based.
· Stereotypes, moreover, are subject to historical change and geographical variation and salience.· The implications of concentration of provincial press ownership are greater when its geographical variation is taken into account.· Brandt switched the emphasis from geographical variation to the study of the annual cycle of plankton growth found in the northern oceans.· There are also strong geographical variations with a particularly heavy concentration in certain inner-city areas, for example Inner London and Newcastle.· Many other animals show similar geographical variation in size.· It is well documented that there are geographical variations in both health status and health care expenditure within Britain.
a large geographical area their geographical proximity to Japan (=nearness to Japan)2relating to geography: geographical research work—geographically /-kli/ adverb