the study of human geography and variation; ethnography
anthropography in American English
(ˌænθroʊˈpɑgrəfi; ˌænθrəˈpɑgrəfi)
noun
the branch of anthropology that deals with the distribution of humans according to their physical characteristics, languages, etc.
anthropography in American English
(ˌænθrəˈpɑɡrəfi)
noun
the branch of anthropology that describes the varieties of humankind and their geographical distribution
Derived forms
anthropographic (ˌænθrəpəˈɡræfɪk)
adjective
Word origin
[1560–70; anthropo- + -graphy]This word is first recorded in the period 1560–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: acute, bulb, sector, segment, sympathyanthropo- is a learned borrowing from Greek meaning “human,” used in the formation of compoundwords. Other words that use the affix anthropo- include: anthropocentric, anthropogeography, anthropolatry, anthropometry, anthroponomy; -graphy is a combining form denoting a process or form of drawing, writing, representing,recording, describing, etc., or an art or science concerned with such a process. Otherwords that use the affix -graphy include: biography, choreography, geography, orthography, photography