geography vs topography

geography

noun
  • Terrain: the physical properties of a region of the earth. 

  • The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them. 

  • Any subject considered in terms of its physical distribution. 

  • The relative arrangement of the parts of anything. 

  • A territory: a geographical area as a field of business or market sector. 

  • The lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation. 

  • Similar books, studies, or regions concerning other planets. 

  • A description of the earth: a treatise or textbook on geography 

  • The physical arrangement of any place, particularly (UK, slang) a house. 

topography

noun
  • The features themselves; terrain. 

  • A detailed graphic representation of the surface features of a place or object. 

  • The surveying of the features. 

  • A figurative landscape; a structure of interrelated ideas, etc. 

  • A precise description of a place. 

How often have the words geography and topography occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )