What is "chorographia"

Chorographia (ko-ro-graph'-i-a)is a rhetorical term used to signify the description of a country. The description can address geographical, sociopolitical, or cultural aspects of a particular land. The scholarly site for rhetorical terms and usage, Silva Rhetoricae, defines chorographia as "...[t]he description of a particular nation".

Chorographia is a type of enargia, which is a rhetorial term for vivid, visual description. Enargia is used in many forms and has several sub-categories such as: Topographia, Geographia, Hydrographia, etc.