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  2. Human geography - Wikipedia

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    Human geography or anthropogeography is the branch of geography which studies spatial relationships between human communities, cultures, economies, and their interactions with the environment, examples of which include urban sprawl and urban redevelopment. [1] It analyzes spatial interdependencies between social interactions and the environment ...

  3. Geography - Wikipedia

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    Geography (from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία geōgraphía; combining gê 'Earth' and gráphō 'write') is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. [1] Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding of Earth and its human and natural complexities —not merely where objects are, but also ...

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

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    N [ edit] nadir. narrows. Also narrow. A land or water passage that is confined or restricted by its narrow breadth, often a strait or a water gap. nation. A stable community of people formed on the basis of a common geographic territory, language, economy, ethnicity, or psychological make-up as manifested in a common culture.

  5. Four traditions of geography - Wikipedia

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    The four traditions of geography have been widely used to teach geography in the classroom as a compromise between a single definition and memorization of many distinct sub-themes. There are many competing methods to organize geography. The original four traditions have had several proposed changes.

  6. Non-representational theory - Wikipedia

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    Non-representational theory. Non-representational theory is the study of a specific theory focused on human geography. It is the work of Nigel Thrift ( Warwick University ). [1] [2] The theory is based on using social theory, conducting geographical research, and the 'embodied experience.'. [3]

  7. Cultural landscape - Wikipedia

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    Cultural landscape is a term used in the fields of geography, ecology, and heritage studies, to describe a symbiosis of human activity and environment. As defined by the World Heritage Committee , it is the "cultural properties [that] represent the combined works of nature and of man" and falls into three main categories: [1]

  8. Philosophy of geography - Wikipedia

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    Philosophy of geography. Philosophy of geography is the subfield of philosophy which deals with epistemological, metaphysical, and axiological issues in geography, with geographic methodology in general, and with more broadly related issues such as the perception and representation of space and place.

  9. Nadir - Wikipedia

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    Nadir also refers to the downward-facing viewing geometry of an orbiting satellite, [2] such as is employed during remote sensing of the atmosphere, as well as when an astronaut faces the Earth while performing a spacewalk. A nadir image is a satellite image or aerial photo of the Earth taken vertically. A satellite ground track represents its ...