geography

Everyday

1. The school subject about the Earth: places, countries, land, weather, rivers, people and how they live. tree →
2. The way a place is laid out: «the geography of the school». tree →

In the lessons

At school, geography lessons cover maps, continents, climates, rivers, mountains and cities. Physical geography is about land and weather; human geography is about people, towns and jobs. In everyday talk: «I don't know the geography of this town» = where things are.

Examples

• We drew a map in geography today. tree →
• Geography is my favourite subject. tree →
• In geography we learned about rivers. tree →
• She has a good knowledge of world geography. tree →
• I'm still learning the geography of my new school. tree →
• Our geography topic is volcanoes. tree →
• This is the end of the geography lesson. tree →

Note

Uncountable. Abbreviation: geog. Spelling: geo- (earth) + -graphy (writing). Person: geographer.