anthropogeography

[ an-thruh-poh-jee-og-ruh-fee ]
/ ˌæn θrə poʊ dʒiˈɒg rə fi /

noun

a branch of anthropology dealing with the geographical distribution of humankind and the relationship between human beings and their environment.
Compare ethnogeography.

Origin of anthropogeography

First recorded in 1645–55; anthropo- + geography

OTHER WORDS FROM anthropogeography

an·thro·po·ge·og·ra·pher, noun an·thro·po·ge·o·graph·ic [an-thruh-poh-jee-uh-graf-ik] /ˌæn θrə poʊˌdʒi əˈgræf ɪk/, an·thro·po·ge·o·graph·i·cal, adjective

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