geographicsimulation
nounUK /ˌdʒiːəˈɡræfɪk ˌsɪmjʊˈleɪʃən/
US /ˌdʒiːəˈɡræfɪk ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən/
A computer program that pretends to show how places on Earth look and change.
The students used a geographic simulation to see how a river floods a town.
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2. A computer model that copies how things move or spread across an area, like traffic or weather.
The city ran a geographic simulation to plan new bus routes.
3. A pretend version of a real place used for practice or teaching.
Pilots sometimes train with a geographic simulation of a mountain valley.
4. A tool that shows how land, water, and people affect each other over time.
Scientists used a geographic simulation to study how forests grow back after a fire.