political geography

American  

[puh-lit-ik-uhl-jee-ahg-ruh-fee] / pəˈlɪt ɪk əl dʒiˈɑg rə fi /

noun

plural

political geographies

1. the branch of geography focusing on the boundaries, governance, and territorial organization of political entities, such as countries, cities, states, or provinces.

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Other Word Forms

• political geographer noun
• political geographic adjective
• political geographical adjective

Example Sentences

New York is the ultimate singular political geography.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

"It's fascinating that when the law of the sea was negotiated, it never occurred to anyone that coastlines move," political geography professor Philip Steinberg says, "and even potentially areas of land disappear."

From Salon • Dec. 3, 2022

It has been overwhelmed by a "teal" wave, the colour adopted by the swathe of independents who have had such a transformative effect on the country's political geography.

From BBC • May 22, 2022

The political geography has been scrambled by successive wars over the past two centuries.

From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2022

Liszt’s fifth innovation was a product of the particular political geography into which he was born.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall