Geography

Geography is the study of the locational and spatial variation of both natural and human phenomena on Earth. The word derives from the Greek words Ge (γη) or Gaea (γεια), both meaning "Earth", and graphein (γραφειν) meaning "to describe" and "to write". Modern geography is a diverse discipline that draws influence from almost every other arena of knowledge. Geographers engage with other disciplines according to their particular research interests and, while subjects ...

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Geography - Reference

Geography: Encyclopedia II - Geography - Structure of geography William Hughes - who taught the geography of the Holy Lands to divinity students at King's College London - defined geography in an address in 1863: "Mere place names are not geography. To know by heart a whole gazeteer full of them would not, in itself, constitute anyone a geographer. Geography has higher aims than this: it seeks to classify phenomena (alike of the natural and of the political world insofar as it treats of the latter) to compare, to generalise, to ascend from effects to causes and in doing so to trace out th ...

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Geography: Encyclopedia - Cultural geography

Cultural Geography is the study of natural and man-made representations on our society. This is a very terse description and by no means complete. To attend a greater feel of the subject the following terms and brief definitions are provided below. Political Theory of Culture (p 14): understanding culture in a manner seeing politics, economics, and society as concerned with the material relations of society and culture with the symbolic - looking at the total way of life. Culture (p 14): a wa

Geography: Encyclopedia - Channel geography

In physical geography, a channel is the physical confine of a river or slough, consisting of a bed and banks. See Stream bed. A channel is also the natural or man-made deeper course through a reef, bar, bay, or any shallow body of water; also the navigable part of a river. See also: Ship canal. The term channel is another word for strait, which is a relatively narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water. In this nautical context, the terms strait, chan ...

Geography: Encyclopedia - Coastal geography

Coastal geography is the study of coastal landforms, the natural and human causes of their existence and the consequences for people. It involves an understanding of coastal weathering processes, particularly wave action, sediment movement and weather and is absolutely necessary to be able to manage coasts well for human use. Coastal geography - Coastal processes. Coastal geography - Wave action and longshore drift. The waves of different strengths that constantly hit against th ...

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Geography: Encyclopedia - Address geography

An address is a code and abstract concept expressing the fixed location of a home, business or other building on the earth's surface. Address geography - Functions. Addresses have several functions: Providing a means of physically locating a building, especially in a city where there are many buildings and streets, Identifying buildings as the end points of a postal system, A social function: someone's address can have a profound effect on their social standing, As pa ...

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Address geography - Geographical Address Conventions in the Media

Geography: Encyclopedia - Aspect geography

In geography, aspect generally refers to the direction to which a mountain slope faces. For example, a slope on the eastern edge of the Rockies toward the Great Plains is described as having an easterly aspect. A slope which falls down to a deep valley on its western side and a shallower one on its eastern side has a westerly aspect or is a west-facing slope. The term can also be used to describe the shape or alignment of a coastline. Here, the aspect is the direction which the coastline is facing towards the sea. For example, as northwest-trading coastline with sea to the northeast (as ...

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Geography: Encyclopedia - Urban geography

Urban geography is the study of history of urban settlement, the development of cities, urban structure, spatial patterns that occur within the city, as well as urban problems and policies. It can be considered a part of the larger field of human geography, however, it can often overlap with other fields such as anthropology and physical geography. Urban geographers seek to understand why cities are where they are, what function they serve, the hierarchy that exists between them and why they develop with the form that they have. Urban ...

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Geography: Encyclopedia II - Geography of Illinois - Political geography

The city of Chicago is heavily Democratic. While this tendency has historically been balanced by Republican voters in the suburbs, Democrats have significantly increased their suburban support in the past decade. Central Illinois' largely rural character helps to sustain a largely Republican voting pattern and widespread antipathy toward Chicago. The combination of poorer soil, coal mining and industrialization has caused the southern region to lean Democratic politically, especially in the urbanized region around Saint Louis, Missouri. Rockford, Illin ...

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