Definition of physiography in English:
physiography
noun ˌfɪzɪˈɒɡrəfiˌfɪziˈɑɡrəfi
another term for physical geography
Example sentencesExamples
- Several nice color maps of the geology, vegetation, and physiography of the state are provided in this chapter.
- Moreover, other changes in South American physiography followed the uplift of the Andes, including formation of the modern river basins.
- A brief history of the district, derivation of its name, physiography and details about its flora and fauna have been given.
- A series of compressional and extensional tectonic events created the present geologic structure and physiography.
- Ironically, human geography did indeed rise in importance as a result of his efforts, ultimately eclipsing his own brand of man-land relationships and the science of physiography that he advocated but hardly ever practised.
Derivatives
noun
Bowman, a distinguished geographer and originally a physiographer, participated in the exploration of the Andes.
Example sentencesExamples
- The larger streams of the Ozark dome are of decided interest to the physiographer.
adjective ˌfɪzɪəˈɡrafɪk
The Mer site is located within the Tennessee River drainage in the Valley and Ridge physiographic province.
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- The Crim and Marble Forest sites are located in the prairie wetlands physiographic region in northcentral Iowa.
- The Municipio of Alamos lies in southeast Sonora, within the physiographic provinces of the Sierra Madre Occidental and the arid western coastal plains of the state of Sonora.
- Study sites were located in floodplains of the upper Passaic River basin in the Piedmont physiographic region of New Jersey.
- Foothills composed of Precambrian schists and gneisses lie west of the hogbacks, and the Great Plains physiographic province lies to the east of the Table Mountains.
adjective ˌfɪzɪəˈɡrafɪk(ə)l
This process is an important control in determining patterns of wetland establishment and subsequent internal physiographical evolution and biogeochemical processes.
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- Sedimentological data from basins to the north and south of the central and eastern Tien Shan indicate that the range has been a positive physiographical feature since the Triassic.
- ‘The geological ‘terrane’ is not to be confused with ‘terrain’ (a physiographical feature).
- Where (English Nature is) of the opinion that any area of land is of special interest by reason of any of its flora, fauna, or geological or physiographical features, it shall be the duty of the Council to notify that fact.
adverb ˌfɪzɪəˈɡrafɪk(ə)li
The two study sites were chosen to represent physiographically different types of riparian landscape.
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- In physiographically similar areas to the southwest, the species occurs most commonly in wet or seasonally wet limestone soils.
- This physiographically distinct region is assigned to the Western Upland geographic province.
Origin
Early 19th century: from French physiographie (see physio-, -graphy).
Definition of physiography in US English:
physiography
nounˌfizēˈäɡrəfēˌfɪziˈɑɡrəfi
another term for physical geography
Example sentencesExamples
- A brief history of the district, derivation of its name, physiography and details about its flora and fauna have been given.
- Moreover, other changes in South American physiography followed the uplift of the Andes, including formation of the modern river basins.
- Ironically, human geography did indeed rise in importance as a result of his efforts, ultimately eclipsing his own brand of man-land relationships and the science of physiography that he advocated but hardly ever practised.
- A series of compressional and extensional tectonic events created the present geologic structure and physiography.
- Several nice color maps of the geology, vegetation, and physiography of the state are provided in this chapter.
Origin
Early 19th century: from French physiographie (see physio-, -graphy).