chorology

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The spatial equivalent to chronology; the science of determining the order in which places or regions occur or are constructed

While choronology refers to the study of time, chorology refers to the study of regions/places. - Place, A Short Introduction, by Tim Cresswell.

The study of the spatial distribution of organisms
The science which treats of the laws of distribution of living organisms over the earth's surface as to latitude, altitude, locality, etc