geographic

Everyday

1. To do with geography: the study of places, land, seas, countries and people. tree →
2. To do with where things are on Earth. tree →

In the lessons

In geography lessons, geographic features are mountains, rivers and coasts; a geographic map shows them. In everyday life, the magazine National Geographic is famous for nature photos. Phrases: geographic features, geographic location, the North and South geographic poles.

Examples

• Mountains and rivers are geographic features. tree →
• The geographic North Pole is different from the magnetic north pole. tree →
• We studied the geographic location of our town. tree →
• National Geographic has amazing photos of animals. tree →
• Australia is a huge geographic area. tree →
• The map shows geographic regions in different colours. tree →

Note

Geographic and geographical mean the same; geographical is more common in the UK. Adverb: geographically.