Geography

Geography (from Greek γεωγραφία, geographia, lit. "earth description"[1]) is a field of science dedicated to the study of the lands, the features, the inhabitants, and the phenomena of the Earth.[2] A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes (276–194 BC).[3] Four historical traditions in geographical research are spatial analysis of the natural and the human phenomena (geography as the study of distribution), area studies (places and regions), study of the man-land relationship, and research in the Earth sciences.[4] Nonetheless, modern geography is an all-encompassing discipline that foremost seeks to understand the Earth and all of its human and natural complexities - not merely where objects are, but how they have changed and come to be. Geography has been called "the world discipline" and "the bridge between the human and the physical science". Introduction Branches Physical geography Geomatics

the world according to Americans. Geography Geography Geography is more than maps. It's basic to any understanding of how to get from one place to another--in your head or on paper! Check out the links below to see how wide the world is. Basic Geography: The Equator and the Prime Meridian The earth is a globe, of course, and can be divided into lots of lines called latitude and longitude. Easter Island: Land of Giant Stones and Mysteries In the Pacific Ocean, thousands of miles away from the nearest population center, lies Easter Island, a strange and mysterious place famous for what happened there many years before and what kind of evidence has been left behind. The Ten Longest Rivers in the World You know the Nile River is the longest in the world, right? The River as Boundary For thousands of years, rivers have served as lines of division between civilizations, political entities, and religious groups. Bodies of Water Bodies of water have names that are sometimes similar and sometimes different. Next 1 2

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