geographical : Idioms & Phrases


Geographic latitude

  • (of a place), the angle included between a line perpendicular or normal to the level surface of water at rest at the place, and the plane of the equator; differing slightly from the geocentric latitude by reason of the difference between the earth's figure and a true sphere.
Webster 1913

geographical area

  • noun a demarcated area of the Earth
    geographic area; geographic region; geographical area.
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Geographical distribution

  • . See under Distribution.
Webster 1913

Geographical mile

  • noun a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
    naut mi; mi; Admiralty mile; mile; nautical mile.
WordNet
  • . See under Mile.
Webster 1913

geographical point

  • noun a point on the surface of the Earth
    geographic point.
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geographical region

  • noun a demarcated area of the Earth
    geographic area; geographic region; geographical area.
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Geographical variation

  • any variation of a species which is dependent on climate or other geographical conditions.
Webster 1913

geographical zone

  • noun any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude
    zone.
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