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
In still more western fields of research much additional light has been thrown since 1875 on the physiography of the great deserts and oases of Arabia.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
The central feature of physiography is the so-called erosion cycle or topographic cycle.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by C. K. (Charles Kenneth) Leith
The art of mining may get ahead of the science of physiography in respect of earth-currents and lines of least resistance, as showing where mineral lodes may be expected.
From Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast by George Sutherland
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
