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economic geography

American  

noun

  1. 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.

economic geography British  

noun

  1. the study of the geographical distribution of economic resources and their use

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Etymology

Origin of economic geography

First recorded in 1910–15

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Economic geography of South America. 2d ed. © 6Jan31; A32694.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1958 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

Economic geography; industries and resources of the commercial world, by Charles C. Colby & Alice Foster. © 21Feb40; A138124.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1967 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

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