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physiographic region [2 records]

Record 1 2003-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Geography (General)
DEF

A region of which all parts are similar in geologic structure and climate and which has consequently had a unified geomorphic history; a region whose pattern of relief features or landforms differs significantly from that of adjacent regions ...

Key term(s)
  • physiographic region

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)
CONT

Si le climat permet de distinguer à la surface du globe un certain nombre de grandes régions, l'altitude et la constitution géologique du sol y introduisent des différences et justifient une subdivision en régions plus petites, plus ou moins bien délimitées. «C'est à ces unités, grandes ou petites mais toutes d'ordre physique, qu'il convient de réserver le nom de «régions naturelles».

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Geography (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)

Spanish

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