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'''Geography''' | '''Geography''' | ||
[[Category:Geography]] | [[Category:Geography]] | ||
* Active pages in Geography section include: | |||
** [[Geography vocabulary]] | |||
** [[Geography Bee study guide]] | |||
** [[Geography fun facts & oddities]] | |||
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== Geography definition == | |||
* The study of the earth and how people interact with it. | |||
== Classic geography == | |||
* map-making | |||
* classification of geographic elements | |||
** ex. continents, rivers, mountain ranges, etc. | |||
* identification of "place" | |||
* classification of l | |||
== Human geography == | |||
* = deeper understanding of human use of space, distance, localities and other interactions with the earth | |||
* includes: | |||
** resources | |||
** land use, including mining, farming, etc. | |||
** population | |||
** language | |||
** economies | |||
** urbanization | |||
** connections & intersections | |||
* see larger entry [[Human geography]] | |||
== Political geography == | |||
* identification of of sovereign (ruling) states | |||
* how they interact with one another based upon geography, including | |||
** population | |||
** location | |||
** resources | |||
=== Geo-politics === | |||
* = how geography and geographic elements shape international relations and interactions | |||
* includes | |||
** resources | |||
** alliances & adversaries | |||
** wars | |||