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 - Socio-environmental geography
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• Geography - Related fields
• Geography - Urban and regional planning
• Geography - Regional science
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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, Geography - Structure of geography, Geography - Physical geography, Geography - Human geography, Geography - Socio-environmental geography, Geography - Historical geography, Geography - History of geography, Geography - Geographic techniques, Geography - Related fields, Geography - Urban regional and spatial planning, Geography - Regional science, Geography - Reference

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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 ...

See also:

Geography, Geography - Structure of geography, Geography - Physical geography, Geography - Human geography, Geography - Socio-environmental geography, Geography - Historical geography, Geography - History of geography, Geography - Geographic techniques, Geography - Related fields, Geography - Urban and regional planning, Geography - Regional science, Geography - Reference

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As spatial interrelationships are key to this synoptic science, maps are a key tool. Classical cartography has been joined by a more modern approach to geographical analysis, computer-based geographic information systems (GIS). Cartography studies the representation of the Earth's surface with abstract symbols (map making). Although other subdisciplines of geography rely on maps for presenting their analyses, the actual making of maps is abstract enough to be regarded separately. Cartography has grown from a collection of ...

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Geography, Geography - Structure of geography, Geography - Physical geography, Geography - Human geography, Geography - Socio-environmental geography, Geography - Historical geography, Geography - History of geography, Geography - Geographic techniques, Geography - Related fields, Geography - Urban regional and spatial planning, Geography - Regional science, Geography - Reference

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Geography - Urban regional and spatial planning. Urban planning, regional planning and spatial planning use the science of geography to assist in determining how to develop (or not develop) the land to meet particular criteria, such as safety, beauty, economic opportunities, the preservation of the built or natural heritage, etcetera. The planning of towns, cities and rural areas may be seen as applied geography although it also draws heavily upon the arts, the sciences and lessons of history. Some of the issues facing planning are considered briefly under the headings of ...

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Geography, Geography - Structure of geography, Geography - Physical geography, Geography - Human geography, Geography - Socio-environmental geography, Geography - Historical geography, Geography - History of geography, Geography - Geographic techniques, Geography - Related fields, Geography - Urban regional and spatial planning, Geography - Regional science, Geography - Reference

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The Greeks are the first known culture to actively explore geography as a science and philosophy. Mapping by the Romans as they explored new lands added new techniques. During the Middle Ages, Arabs such as Idrisi, Ibn Batutta, and Ibn Khaldun maintained the Greek and Roman techniques and developed new ones. Following the journeys of Marco Polo, interest in geography spread throughout Europe. The great voyages of exploration in 16th and 17th centuries revived a desire for both accurate geographic detail, and more solid theoretical fou ...

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Geography, Geography - Structure of geography, Geography - Physical geography, Geography - Human geography, Geography - Socio-environmental geography, Geography - Historical geography, Geography - History of geography, Geography - Geographic techniques, Geography - Related fields, Geography - Urban regional and spatial planning, Geography - Regional science, Geography - Reference

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As spatial interrelationships are key to this synoptic science, maps are a key tool. Classical cartography has been joined by a more modern approach to geographical analysis, computer-based geographic information systems (GIS). Cartography studies the representation of the Earth's surface with abstract symbols (map making). Although other subdisciplines of geography rely on maps for presenting their analyses, the actual making of maps is abstract enough to be regarded separately. Cartography has grown from a collection of ...

See also:

Geography, Geography - Structure of geography, Geography - Physical geography, Geography - Human geography, Geography - Socio-environmental geography, Geography - Historical geography, Geography - History of geography, Geography - Geographic techniques, Geography - Related fields, Geography - Urban and regional planning, Geography - Regional science, Geography - Reference

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The Greeks are the first known culture to actively explore geography as a science and philosophy. Mapping by the Romans as they explored new lands added new techniques. During the Middle Ages, Arabs such as Idrisi, Ibn Batutta, and Ibn Khaldun maintained the Greek and Roman techniques and developed new ones. Following the journeys of Marco Polo, interest in geography spread throughout Europe. The great voyages of exploration in 16th and 17th centuries revived a desire for both accurate geographic detail, and more solid theoretical fou ...

See also:

Geography, Geography - Structure of geography, Geography - Physical geography, Geography - Human geography, Geography - Socio-environmental geography, Geography - Historical geography, Geography - History of geography, Geography - Geographic techniques, Geography - Related fields, Geography - Urban and regional planning, Geography - Regional science, Geography - Reference

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Geography - Urban and regional planning. Urban planning and regional planning use the science of geography to assist in determining how to develop (or not develop) the land to meet particular criteria, such as safety, beauty, economic opportunities, the preservation of the built or natural heritage, etcetera. The planning of towns, cities and rural areas may be seen as applied geography although it also draws heavily upon the arts, the sciences and lessons of history. Some of the issues facing planning are considered briefly under the headings of rural exodus, urban exodus and Smart Growth. See also:

Geography, Geography - Structure of geography, Geography - Physical geography, Geography - Human geography, Geography - Socio-environmental geography, Geography - Historical geography, Geography - History of geography, Geography - Geographic techniques, Geography - Related fields, Geography - Urban and regional planning, Geography - Regional science, Geography - Reference

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