anthropogeography

noun

an·​thro·​po·​ge·​og·​ra·​phy

¦an(t)thrəˌpō-,

-(ˌ)thrō-,

-pə-,

¦aan-

plural -es

: the study of the geographic distribution of humans compare ethnogeography

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary anthrop- + geography; originally formed as German anthropogeographie

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