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physical geography  

Definition(s)

  • A subdiscipline of geography and a natural environmental science that focuses on understanding the biophysical environments and natural landscapes of the Earth’s surface at local to global scales. This encompasses spatial patterns in the geoecosphere, their controlling processes and dynamics, the evolution of the natural landscape and its interactions with human activity. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environmental Change; physical geography]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-M6SLFGWM-5

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