political geography

American  

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

noun

political geographies plural

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

The political geography was more jumbled 60 years ago.

From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2023

"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

Until relatively recently, it was an untold part of the Southern Colorado story, an area of intricate political geography made more complex by deeply-rooted histories.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2021

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