geography vs quadrat

geography

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

  • 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. 

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

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

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

quadrat

noun
  • An area of land, marked for studying its plants, animals, soil, natural processes, etc. 

  • A virtual rectangular subdivision of a line or column of hieroglyphs within which a group of hieroglyphs is arranged. 

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