ģeogrāfija

Via some other European language, ultimately from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία (geōgraphía), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) and γράφω (gráphō, “I write”) +‎ -ija.

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ģeogrāfija f (4th declension)

1. geography (the study of the physical structure and the inhabitants of the surface of the Earth)

   vispārējā ģeogrāfija ― general geography

   fiziskā ģeogrāfija ― physical geography

   ekonomiskā ģeogrāfija ― economic geography

   vēsturiskā ģeogrāfija ― historical geography

   politiskā ģeogrāfija ― political geography

   militārā ģeogrāfija ― military geography

2. geography (the corresponding school subject)

   ģeogrāfijas programma vidusskolām ― geography program for secondary schools

   mācīt ģeogrāfiju ― to teach geography

3. geography (arrangement and distribution of elements of some area of social, economic, or cultural life)

   dabas resursu ģeogrāfija ― the geography of natural resources

   transporta ģeogrāfija ― the geography of transportation

   Latvijas skolu ģeogrāfija ― the geography of Latvian schools

• ģeogrāfs, ģeogrāfe
• ģeogrāfisks