macrogeography
/ˌmakrəʊdʒɪˈɒɡrəfi/ /ˌmakrəʊˈdʒɒɡrəfi/Geography
noun
A macroscopic approach to human geography that aims to identify large-scale patterns in observed phenomena rather than concentrating on local data, especially in the analysis of population distribution, and its relation to economic and social conditions.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in The Geographical Review. From macro- + geography.