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

Other factors include fundraising and ad spending, the type of contest and who is allowed to participate, the state’s voting history and political geography and, in some cases, publicly available early voting data showing how many pre-Election Day votes were cast and from what areas.

From Seattle Times

“The phenomenon of San Benito is a reflection of the changing political geography of California and the cleavages that dominate its politics: north vs. south, east vs. west, and urban vs. rural,” says the report in the California Journal of Politics and Policy.

From Los Angeles Times

The political geography was more jumbled 60 years ago.

From Washington Post

"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