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  2. Technical geography - Wikipedia

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    Technical geography is the branch of geography that involves using, studying, and creating tools to obtain, analyze, interpret, understand, and communicate spatial information. [1] [2] [3] The other branches of geography, most commonly limited to human geography and physical geography, can usually apply the concepts and techniques of technical ...

  3. National Council for Geographic Education - Wikipedia

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    During the 1990s, NCGE worked with the National Geographic Society, the American Association of Geographers, and the American Geographical Society to create national standards for what students at specific educational levels should know about geography by grades 4, 8, and 12. Entitled "Geography for Life" (1994), they include 18 standards that ...

  4. Five themes of geography - Wikipedia

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    Most American geography and social studies classrooms have adopted the five themes in teaching practices, [3] as they provide "an alternative to the detrimental, but unfortunately persistent, habit of teaching geography through rote memorization". [1] They are pedagogical themes that guide how geographic content should be taught in schools. [4]

  5. Physical geography - Wikipedia

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    Coastal geography is the study of the dynamic interface between the ocean and the land, incorporating both the physical geography (i.e. coastal geomorphology, geology, and oceanography) and the human geography of the coast.

  6. New York Regents Examinations - Wikipedia

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    In April 2012 the Board of Regents decided to formally consider a proposal that would eliminate Regents Examination in Global History and Geography as a graduation requirement for some students beginning September 2013. [29] [30] Global History and Geography is the most frequently failed examination. Under the proposal, students would be able ...

  7. Geography - Wikipedia

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    We exist in space. [10] Absolute space leads to the view of the world as a photograph, with everything frozen in place when the coordinates were recorded. Today, geographers are trained to recognize the world as a dynamic space where all processes interact and take place, rather than a static image on a map. [8] [35]

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  9. Geographical exploration - Wikipedia

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    This broader knowledge of the world's geography meant that people were able to make world maps, depicting all land known. The first modern atlas was the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum , published by Abraham Ortelius , which included a world map that depicted all of Earth's continents.