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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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According to NORAD Santa is in Europe now. This is proving to a great geography lesson for my son, he loves it!
BeckiYagh (BeckiYagh) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:30:08 -0000
According to NORAD Santa is in Europe now. This is proving to a great geography lesson for my son, he loves it!
@Rhiarti Ah - poor geography skills due more to age rather than education! Mine on the other hand are down to stupidity!
kirtle (Kirsty B) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:28:10 -0000
@Rhiarti Ah - poor geography skills due more to age rather than education! Mine on the other hand are down to stupidity!
If war is a way of teaching Americans geography, I could use an attack on the Northeast. We could take Rhode Island in an afternoon.
LaceyMark (Mark Lacey) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:27:55 -0000
If war is a way of teaching Americans geography, I could use an attack on the Northeast. We could take Rhode Island in an afternoon.
Last i heard santa was in tijakistan... It's sad 7 yr olds know more about geography than I do.
CearaNissa (Ceara McCurdy) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:24:27 -0000
Last i heard santa was in tijakistan... It's sad 7 yr olds know more about geography than I do.
RT @SueScheff #Santa is currently in the Ukraine-&; Next destination http://bit.ly/7OlCmc Gr8 to teach kids about geography too! Merry Xmas!
KidCriticUSA (Lane Sutton) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:23:16 -0000
RT @SueScheff #Santa is currently in the Ukraine-&; Next destination http://bit.ly/7OlCmc Gr8 to teach kids about geography too! Merry Xmas!
i need to bring up my grades i need to just bring up my english and science (mainly) and 1 of my geography grades *man*
cBreezyWind (Izzy Abdul) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:22:15 -0000
i need to bring up my grades i need to just bring up my english and science (mainly) and 1 of my geography grades *man*
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