physiography

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But his reputation rests more securely on his explanation of the stratigraphy, structural geology and physiography of North America, Europe and Asia as the record of continental developments.

From Time Magazine Archive

We should now note the fact that, unlike the seas, the lakes are to be regarded as temporary features in the physiography of the land.

From Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography by Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate

It may be concluded that the present physiography of the land is proximately due solely to the action of the denuding agents—rain, frost, rivers, and the sea.

From Geology by Geikie, James

Since 1895, however, the explorations of the United States Geological Survey and the Department of War, and other departments of the government, have fully established the main features of its physiography.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

Remarks on the physiography, Eskimo, and mammals of Southampton Island.

From The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin by Harper, Francis