[ge.og.ra.phy] n, pl -phies [L geographia, fr. Gk geographia, fr. geographein to describe the earth's surface, fr. geo- + graphein to write--more at carve] (15c) 1: a 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
3: a treatise on geography
4: a delineation or systematic arrangement of constituent elements: configuration "the philosophers ... have tried to construct geographies of human reason --Times Lit. Supp."