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  2. Geography - Wikipedia

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    [11] [12] In one of Yi-Fu Tuan's papers, he explains that in his view, geography is the study of Earth as a home for humanity, and thus place and the complex meaning behind the term is central to the discipline of geography. [10]

  3. Outline of geography - Wikipedia

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    an academic discipline – a body of knowledge given to − or received by − a disciple (student); a branch or sphere of knowledge, or field of study, that an individual has chosen to specialize in. Modern geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks to understand the Earth and its human and natural complexities − not merely where objects are, but how they have changed and come ...

  4. Regional geography - Wikipedia

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    Regional geography is also a certain approach to geographical study, comparable to quantitative geography or critical geography. This approach prevailed during the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, a period when then regional geography paradigm was central within the geographical sciences.

  5. 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]

  6. Physical geography - Wikipedia

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    Soil geography deals with the distribution of soils across the terrain. This discipline, between geography and soil science, is fundamental to both physical geography and pedology. [9] [10] [11] Pedology is the study of soils in their natural environment.

  7. Glossary of geography terms (N–Z) - Wikipedia

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    political geography The study of both the spatially uneven outcomes of political processes and the ways in which political processes are themselves affected by spatial structures. A sub-discipline of human geography, its primary concerns can be summarized as the relationships between people, state, and territory. polje. Also karst polje or ...

  8. Funny Dog ‘Checks to Make Sure Mom’s Gone’ Before Busting ...

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    Big sister literally checked to make sure mom was really gone then checked out the camera before she started working on freeing the pup! This cracked me up!

  9. Cultural geography - Wikipedia

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    Cultural geography is a subfield within human geography.Though the first traces of the study of different nations and cultures on Earth can be dated back to ancient geographers such as Ptolemy or Strabo, cultural geography as academic study firstly emerged as an alternative to the environmental determinist theories of the early 20th century, which had believed that people and societies are ...