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Geography is the study of the Earth and its features and of the distribution of life on the earth, including human life and the effects of human activity. Geography research addresses both the questions of where, as well as why phenomena occur in particular places. The word comes from the Greek words Ge (γη) or Gaea (γαια), both meaning "Earth", and graphein (γραφειν) meaning "to describe" or "to write".
"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... to trace out the great laws of nature and to mark their influence upon man. In a word, geography is a science, a thing not of mere names, but of argument and reason, of cause and effect." -- William Hughes (King's College, 1863)
Since place matters for everything from economics and health, to climate, plants and animals, geography is highly interdisciplinary. Geography draws upon and contributes to numerous other knowledge disciplines. Geography is broadly divided into human geography and physical geography, with subfields of geography including economic geography, political geography, urban geography, biogeography, geomorphology, coastal geography, and others.
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Carlixz_JB (Carla Ayala) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:05:37 -0000
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In House Health Bill, Kids Play \'Lottery of Geography\' - The Washington Independent http://twa.lk/qnyrO
Life_Health (Life Health) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:00:01 -0000
In House Health Bill, Kids Play \'Lottery of Geography\' - The Washington Independent http://twa.lk/qnyrO
Anybody who believes that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach flunked geography.
ashluv4you (Ashley) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:55:53 -0000
Anybody who believes that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach flunked geography.
Geography fair tonight..Lisa & I w/10 little Hills...amazing what happens when u take that scripture "B fruitful & multiply" literally #fb
jhill1972 (Jonathan Hill) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:52:14 -0000
Geography fair tonight..Lisa & I w/10 little Hills...amazing what happens when u take that scripture "B fruitful & multiply" literally #fb
My lat/long is -43.5, 172.6..what's urs? RT w/ your lat/long, and celebrate Geography Week with @lovegeography! findlatitudeandlongitude.com
MikeCampbellNZ (Mike Campbell) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:47:38 -0000
My lat/long is -43.5, 172.6..what's urs? RT w/ your lat/long, and celebrate Geography Week with @lovegeography! findlatitudeandlongitude.com
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