chorology

English

Etymology

choro- +‎ -logy

Noun

chorology (countable and uncountable, plural chorologies)

1. The spatial equivalent of chronology; the science of determining the order in which places or regions occur or are constructed.
   • 2004, Tim Cresswell, Place, A Short Introduction:

     While chronology refers to the study of time, chorology refers to the study of regions/places.

2. (biology) The study of the spatial distribution of organisms.

Derived terms

• chorological
• chorologist

 

Related terms

• chorologic