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geographic

/dʒiəˈgræfɪk/
/dʒiəˈgræfɪk/
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Geographic matters have to do with the science of geography, which studies the physical features of the earth. Your geographic location is your region, or your neighborhood — it’s where you are on a map.

Anything related to geography can be called geographic. A geographic study might examine the composition of some soil. A geographic class teaches students about physical processes like erosion. A volcanic eruption is a major geographic event. A geographic divide refers to different things happening in different places –- like a geographic divide in the U.S. that notes that people say “y’all” down South and “you guys” up North.

Definitions of geographic
  1. adjective
    of or relating to the science of geography
    synonyms: geographical
  2. adjective
    determined by geography
    “the north and south geographic poles”
    synonyms: geographical
    true
    determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles
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    antonyms:
    magnetic
    determined by earth's magnetic fields
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