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ge·og·ra·phy
Pronunciation: jE-'ä-gr&-fE
noun
Etymology: Latin geographia, from Greek geOgraphia/ geOgraphein to describe the earth's surface, from geO- + graphein to write

1 science that deals with the description, distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical, biological, and cultural features of the earth's surface
2 the geographic features of an area

to·pog·ra·phy
Pronunciation: t&-'pä-gr&-fE
noun
Etymology: from Late Latin topographia, from Greek topographein to describe a place, from topos place + graphein to write

1 art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
2 configuration of a surface including its relief and the position of its natural and man-made features, physical or natural features of an object or entity and their structural relationships

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