Category: GeographyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

geografía

/geografía/Roman

English meaning: Geography

Definition

The study of Earth's physical features. Spain occupies most of the Iberian Peninsula, with diverse geography from the Pyrenees mountains to Mediterranean beaches, the Meseta plateau, river valleys, and the Canary Islands (off Africa). Spain's geographic position between Europe and Africa and Atlantic-Mediterranean access gives it strategic importance.

Example

España tiene una geografía muy diversa, desde montañas hasta costas mediterráneas.

In English: Spain has very diverse geography, from mountains to Mediterranean coasts.

Literary Heritage

El tiempo se bifurca perpetuamente hacia futuros innumerables.

Time forks perpetually toward innumerable futures.

Jorge Luis Borges · Author · 20th century

Ficciones

Borges, 'El jardín de senderos que se bifurcan', Ficciones (1941)

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