| NOUN | cognition | geographics, geography | study of the earth's surface |
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| Meaning | study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation. | |
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| Synonym | geography | |
| Narrower | economic geography | The branch of geography concerned with the production and distribution of commodities |
| physical geography, physiography | The study of physical features of the earth's surface | |
| topography | precise detailed study of the surface features of a region | |
| Broader | earth science | Any of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts |
| Spanish | geografía, geographics | |
| Catalan | geografia, geographics | |
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