geography
/dʒiˈɒɡrəfi/·지오그래피·noun
the study of the earth's surface
GreekCEFR A2
Root
geo- (earth) + Greek 'graphein' (to write)
Greek geōgraphia (earth-writing) → Latin geographia → French géographie → English geography
In a word
geo (earth) + graphy (writing) = 'writing about the earth'. The same geo lives in geology (study of the earth), geometry (measuring the earth). When the Greeks first put land into writing, the act itself named the discipline. The thought of "writing the earth" became both map and science.
Examples
She teaches geography at high school.
The geography of the region is mountainous.
Geography affects food and culture.
Related
geologygeometryphotographbiographygraphic