physiography

NOUN
  1. the study of physical features of the earth's surface
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  • Moreover, other changes in South American physiography followed the uplift of the Andes, including formation of the modern river basins.
  • To locate the optimal drill site, the team had to conduct the first detailed characterisation of the physiography of a sub-glacial lake.
  • Ironically, human geography did indeed rise in importance as a result of his efforts, ultimately eclipsing his own brand of man-land relationships and the science of physiography that he advocated but hardly ever practised.
  • That description contains additional maps, as well as information on the physiography, geology, soil, potential natural vegetation, and the land use and land cover of the ecoregion. Ecoregions of New Mexico (EPA)
  • A brief history of the district, derivation of its name, physiography and details about its flora and fauna have been given.
  • The land is molded by tidal action, resulting in a distinctive physiography. Sundarbans, Bangladesh
  • These rocks are somewhat less resistant to erosion than those of the adjoining Northern Outer Piedmont (45f) and physiography reflects these differences; Ecoregion 45c has lower crestal elevations, greater valley widths, and more favorable sites for reservoirs than adjoining ecoregions (Hunt, 1967, p. 257). Ecoregions of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia (EPA)
  • The physiography is generally a continuation of basin and range terrain that is typical of the Mojave Basin and Range (14) and the Central Basin and Range (13) ecoregions to the west and north, although the pattern of alternating mountains and valleys is not as pronounced as it is in Ecoregions 13 and 14. Ecoregions of New Mexico (EPA)
  • A series of compressional and extensional tectonic events created the present geologic structure and physiography.
  • The physiography of the region is generally a continuation of basin and range terrain (excluding the Stockton Plateau) that is typical of the Mojave Basin and Range (14) and the Central Basin and Range (13) ecoregions to the west and north, although the pattern of alternating mountains and valleys is not as pronounced as it is in Ecoregions 13 and 14. Ecoregions of Texas (EPA)
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