Meanings
- uncountablegeographyThe subfield of geography that studies physical patterns and processes of the Earth. It aims to understand the forces that produce and change rocks, oceans, weather, and global flora and fauna patterns.
Synonyms: geosystems, physiography
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe subfield of geography that studies physical patterns and processes of the Earth. It aims to understand the forces that produce and change rocks, oceans, weather, and global flora and fauna patterns.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe study of physical features of the earth's surface
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian физи́ческа геогра́фия
- физи́ческа геогра́фия (fizíčeska geográfija)subfield of geography
Chinese Mandarin 自然地理
- 自然地理 (zìrándìlǐ)subfield of geography
Czech fyzická geografie
- fyzická geografiesubfield of geography
Dutch fysische geografie
- fysische geografiesubfield of geography
Finnish fyysinen maantiede
- fyysinen maantiedesubfield of geography
French géographie physique
- géographie physiquesubfield of geography
Greek φυσική γεωγραφία
- φυσική γεωγραφία (fysikí geografía)subfield of geography
Hindi भौतिक भूगोल
- भौतिक भूगोल (bhautik bhūgol)subfield of geography
Hungarian természetföldrajz
- természetföldrajzsubfield of geography
Italian geografia fisica
- geografia fisicasubfield of geography
Latvian fiziskā ģeogrāfija
- fiziskā ģeogrāfijasubfield of geography
Lithuanian fizinė geografija
- fizinė geografijasubfield of geography
Polish geografia fizyczna
- geografia fizycznasubfield of geography
Portuguese geografia física
- geografia físicasubfield of geography
Romanian geografie fizică
- geografie fizicăsubfield of geography
Russian физи́ческая геогра́фия
- физи́ческая геогра́фия (fizíčeskaja geográfija)subfield of geography
Spanish geografía física
- geografía físicasubfield of geography
Turkish fiziki coğrafya
- fiziki coğrafyasubfield of geography
Vietnamese địa lý tự nhiên
- địa lý tự nhiênsubfield of geography
Cite this entry
physical geography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physical%20geography
“physical geography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physical%20geography. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “physical geography,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physical%20geography.
Source: physical geography on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.