noun
the branch of geography concerned with the production and distribution of commodities
• Hypernyms: ↑geography, ↑geographics
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noun : a branch of geography that deals with the relations of physical and economic conditions to the production and distribution of commodities
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a branch of geography that deals with the relation of physical and economic conditions to the production and utilization of raw materials and their manufacture into finished products.
[1910-15]
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economic geography,
a branch of geography that deals with the relation between physical and economic conditions and the development, production, and distribution of material goods.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.