geo-, ge- +

That part of the lithosphere within which living organisms can exist.

1. A zoogeographical region which includes the Nearctic, Palearctic, and Oriental regions.
2. Etymology: Greek kainos, "recent" and gaia, "earth".

A biogeographical region including all of the neotropical region except temperate South America.

Relating to, or exhibiting, diageotropism; or a growth movement in a plant organ so that it assumes a position at right angles to the direction of gravity.

1. The tendency of a sessile organism (leaf or flower that has no stalk but is attached directly to the stem), or structure, to grow horizontally to the ground or perpendicularly to the line of gravity; such as, a tree branch or root.
2. A response of a plant to gravity in which a part of the plant adopts a horizontal position.
3. The tendency of growing parts; such as, roots, to become oriented at right angles to the direction of gravitational force.

A reference to the geographical aspects of the ecology.

1. Living within or near the surface of the ground.
2. Relating to or being within, or inside, the environment under the surface of the ground.

1. Living on or near the surface of the ground.
2. Relating to or being the environment near the surface of the ground.

A description of the responses of plants on the surface of the earth toward the pull of gravity.

Plant growth, or movement, on the surface of the earth in response to gravity.

The scientific study of the georaphic distribution of races, peoples, or cultural groups and their adaptations and relations to the environments in which they live.

The use of geometric echo-ranging with low-frequency seismographic waves transmitted several miles into the earth's crust to determine the geological composition and characteristics of the area.

The capacity of a plant to perceive and to respond to gravity.

The techniques of geology applied to archaeological issues; such as, dating methodology, mineral identification, soil and stratification analysis; the investigation of the relationship between archaeological and geological processes.

It is an ecological approach to archaeology with the goal of understanding the physical context of archaeological remains and the emphasis on the interrelationships among cultural and land systems.

1. The sum total of all terrestrial life.
2. That part of the bottom of a stream or lake not covered by vegetation.