The scientific study of the distribution and geographic arrangement of organisms, cultures, languages, or other phenomena.
From Greek khora 'region/space' + -logy 'study of'. Emerged as a formal discipline in geography and biology during the 19th century.
Chorology answers questions like 'why are deserts where they are?' and 'why do certain languages cluster together?'—it's geography meeting biology and culture.
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