As far as the relevance of physical geography, I do see some benefits for the original idea of representatives actually representing an area in Washington. That

As far as the relevance of physical geography, I do see some benefits for the original idea of representatives actually representing an area in Washington. That's more likely to happen if boundaries are drawn along somewhat coherent lines that delineate cities or neighborhoods. On the other hand, those concerns are clearly not the main thing that goes into drawing today's gerrymandered boundaries anyway, so maybe losing that notion for geometrically drawn boundaries isn't a large price to pay.