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.

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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

Example Sentences

“The New Geography of Innovation” is an enjoyable book as well as a thoughtful discussion of how economic geography is changing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

"While public debt levels as a share of GDP remain modest across most of the region, the PIC9’s economic geography and volatile revenue bases mean debt distress risks remain elevated," it said.

From Reuters • May 18, 2023

Ukraine’s government has encouraged entrepreneurs with grants, zero-interest loans and other financial support, with companies large and small restructuring and relocating, altering the country’s economic geography.

From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2022

The challenge is whether entrenched patterns of economic geography can really be changed without footing a very significant bill.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2022

If we are to understand the conditions on which his progress depends, we must pay some attention to economic geography.

From The Negro Farmer by Kelsey, Carl