topography:
1. detailed, precise description of a place or region
2. graphic representation of the surface features of a place or region on a map, indicating their relative positions and deviations
3. a description of a structured entity, showing the relations among its components; In the topography of the economy, several areas are revealed.
4. the surface features of a place or region, the surfaces features of an object, the topography of a crystal, the surveying of the features of a place or region
5. the study or description of an anatomical region or part

a book of particular interest to me:
Booklounge: You Are Here . Personal Geographies and Other Maps of the Imagination

explanations of the book:
Wired Article: Atlas of the Mind