geography
The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them.
Example
“Some amount of basic geography is part of any good curriculum for primary and secondary education.”
Other meanings
Terrain: the physical properties of a region of the earth.
Any subject considered in terms of its physical distribution.
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “geography” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.