Terrain vs. Geography

Terrainnoun

(geology) a single, distinctive rock formation; an area having a preponderance of a particular rock or group of rocks

Terrainnoun

an area of land or the particular features of it

Terrainnoun

a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential;

Terrain

Terrain or relief (also topographical relief) involves the vertical and horizontal dimensions of land surface. The term bathymetry is used to describe underwater relief, while hypsometry studies terrain relative to sea level.

Geographynoun

A description of the earth: a treatise or textbook on geography; an atlas or gazetteer.

Geographynoun

The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them.

Geographynoun

Terrain: the physical properties of a region of the earth.

Geographynoun

Any subject considered in terms of its physical distribution.

Geographynoun

Similar books, studies, or regions concerning other planets.

Geographynoun

The physical arrangement of any place, particularly a house.

Geographynoun

The lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.

Geographynoun

The relative arrangement of the parts of anything.

Geographynoun

A territory: a geographical area as a field of business or market sector.

Geographynoun

The science which treats of the world and its inhabitants; a description of the earth, or a portion of the earth, including its structure, features, products, political divisions, and the people by whom it is inhabited. It also includes the responses and adaptations of people to topography, climate, soil and vegetation

Geographynoun

A treatise on this science.

Geographynoun

study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation

Geographynoun

the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources and political and economic activities.

Geographynoun

the nature and relative arrangement of places and physical features

Geographynoun

(especially in business) a geographical area; a region.

Geography

Geography (from Greek: γεωγραφία, geographia, literally ) is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of the Earth and planets. The first person to use the word γεωγραφία was Eratosthenes (276–194 BC).