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 the high schools the clear tendency is to introduce more of the industrial and commercial geography and to diminish the time given to the less valuable physiography.

From What the Schools Teach and Might Teach by Bobbitt, John Franklin

Such is the native physiography and anthropogenesis of the land of the Oregon.

From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by Lyman, William Denison

If these chasms close again permanently, no change in the physiography of the land may take place, but sometimes they remain open, and affect the drainage of the country.

From Geology by Geikie, James

A trophy of bluish green South Kensington certificates for geometrical drawing, astronomy, physiology, physiography, and inorganic chemistry adorned his further wall.

From Love and Mr. Lewisham by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)