Before revision: The term is most commonly used in physical geographyThe Encyclopedia Americana: a library of universal knowledge, p. 687 (Encyclopedia |access-date=September 3, 2012 Americana Corp., 1918): "It is used particularly in physical geography, although in geology also it is sometimes applied...." and is particularly applied to the various large mountain systems of the American Cordillera, such as the Andes of South America, and less frequently to other mountain ranges in the "ridge" that rims the Pacific Ocean.
After revision: The term is most commonly used in physical geographyThe Encyclopedia Americana: a library of universal knowledge, p. 687 (Encyclopedia Americana Corp., 1918): "It is used particularly in physical geography, although in geology also it is sometimes applied...." and is particularly applied to the various large mountain systems of the American Cordillera, such as the Andes of South America, and less frequently to other mountain ranges in the "ridge" that rims the Pacific Ocean.