physiographic province

American  

noun

1. a geographic region in which climate and geology have given rise to an array of landforms different from those of surrounding regions.

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Etymology

Origin of physiographic province

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

This region now has the highest density of parks and monuments of any physiographic province in the country.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2019

In a word, the physiographic province itself decreed that the destiny of this new frontier should be social rather than individual.

From The Frontier in American History by Turner, Frederick Jackson