'geographic advantage' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is used to describe the special geographic features that can give a region, city, or country an advantage or a competitive edge over other regions or countries. For example: "The nearby river and mountains provide the city with a significant geographic advantage when it comes to tourism."
Macao had an enormous geographic advantage as a gaming destination.
The Colombians, of course, enjoyed the geographic advantage of closer proximity to the United States.
In northern Germany, the Baltic, and Scandinavia, the Germans had at first a natural geographic advantage and merchant naval superiority.
To best exploit that geographic advantage, though, Mongolia must upgrade its dirt roads, threadbare rail network and overloaded power grid.
Mr. Gore's advisers sought to rebut this view -- which is, in fact, widely held among Democrats and political professionals -- by noting Mr. Bradley's geographic advantage.
In addition, the field is light on Midwestern candidates after Mr. Pawlenty's exit from the race, giving Mr. Ryan a potential geographic advantage.
Conversely, geographic advantages don't guarantee permanent success, as the growing difficulties in Europe and America show.
Free-trade zones are organized around major seaports, international airports, and national frontiers areas with many geographic advantages for trade.
Despite the country's natural geographic advantages, with its lengthy coastline and exposure to strong winds, and recent high profile investments, it still has to overcome significant barriers.
U.S. Bancorp also brings Firstar some geographic advantages: 52percentt of its deposits come from metropolitan areas in California and the Pacific Northwest, where household growth is twice as strong as it is in the Midwestern regions served by Firstar's branches.
"But I told them that if you put this school in a league with some other good programs, with B.C.S. entry and with the geographic advantages they have, they will be good".
