dewey decimal redirects here it is not to be confused with duodecimal the dewey decimal classification ddc or dewey decimal system is a proprietary library classification system first published in the united states by melvil dewey in 1876
physical geography The scientific study of the natural features of the Earth's surface, especially in its current aspects, including land formation, climate, currents, and distribution of flora and fauna. Also called physiography.
1. the science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical, and biological changes that the earth has undergone or is undergoing. 2. the study of this science. 3. the geologic features and processes occurring in a given region on the earth or on a celestial body: the geology of Mars; the geology of eastern Kentucky. --------------------------------------...