area study

American  

noun

1. anthropological or sociological research intended to gather and relate data on various aspects of a geographical region and its inhabitants, as natural resources, history, language, institutions, or cultural and economic characteristics; a field investigation into human ecology.

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Example Sentences

The building will include 82 living units as well as a commons area, study rooms, a fitness area, outdoor parking and storage space for bikes, skis and snowboards.

From Washington Times

That’s why the multigenerational Bay Area study, which he’s not affiliated with, is so important, he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Buses must be a ‘priority’ to provide faster, more reliable service in D.C. area, study says.

From Washington Post

Azmat Hayat, former director of the Area Study Center at the University of Peshawar, said that before the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in 2001, the border was ignored.

From Los Angeles Times

Bay Area study: “The rising cost of housing in the Bay Area has dramatically resegregated neighborhoods by race and pushed minority families to the outer edges of the region.”

From Los Angeles Times