geographic

地理的な

場所や地域、地形など地球の特徴に関する。

やさしい英語で： Related to places, regions, and the physical features of the earth.

• The survey covers a large geographic area.
• We recorded the geographic location of each school.
• The map shows the species’ geographic distribution.

類義語： geographical

よく使う表現： geographic area, geographic location, geographic distribution

地理上の

地球の磁場ではなく、形や地形に基づいて定められる。

やさしい英語で： Defined by the earth’s shape or physical features, rather than its magnetic field.

• The compass does not point exactly toward geographic north.
• The geographic poles lie at the ends of Earth’s axis.
• The river forms a natural geographic boundary.

類義語： geographical

よく使う表現： geographic north, geographic pole, geographic boundary