Physiography

Japanese: physiography
Physiography

…The purpose of physical geography is to describe natural phenomena related to human life, focusing on the surface of the earth as a place of human habitation. Physical geography corresponds to what was formerly known as geography, and the term physiography, first used by TH Huxley, was once commonly used in America. In the days when natural sciences were not yet fully developed, astronomy, meteorology, oceans, volcanoes, earthquakes, geology, and other topics were also included in geography textbooks. …

*Some terminology explanations that mention "physiography" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…自然地理学の目的は人間の居住地としての地表を対象として,人間生活に関係がある自然現象を記述することにある。自然地理学は古くは地文学とよばれたものに相当するが,T.H.ハクスリーがはじめて使用したフィジオグラフィーphysiographyという言葉もアメリカでは一時よく使われた。自然科学が十分に発達していない時代には天文,気象,海洋,火山,地震,地質などに関することも地文学の教科書に記載されていた。…

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