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

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economic geography

“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

“It’s like the Bay Area on steroids in that we have an incredibly inelastic supply,” said Paul Cheshire,” an emeritus professor of economic geography at the London School of Economics.

From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2022

Henry Overman, professor of economic geography at the London School of Economics, said addressing disparities in productivity "will require Britain to completely turn around its poor record on investment".

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2022

“It’s a fundamentally different economic geography than we saw 30 years ago, and our politics seem to be following pretty closely,” said John Lettieri, president of the Economic Innovation Group.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 15, 2020

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