What is geography?
Geography is the study of the physical features of the earth, its environmental systems, and how humans interact with and impact these systems. There are typically two main branches of geography: physical and human. Physical geography focuses on the natural environment while human geography focuses on how people interact with their natural environment and each other.
Geography Books
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Geography : a very short introduction
Publication Date: 2008This Very Short Introduction answers four basic questions: what is Geography, how do geographers work, why is Geography important, and where is the discipline of Geography heading? -
The Future of Geography : how the competition in space will change our world
Publication Date: 2023An essential read about global power, politics, and the future of humanity. -
Mapping the World : stories of geography
Publication Date: 2009An illustrated history of explorers' maps and the questions they answer. -
A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders : surprising stories behind the lines on our maps
Publication Date: 2024A fascinating history of the world told through the lines people have drawn on maps. -
Earning the Rockies : how geography shapes America's role in the world
Publication Date: 2017An incisive portrait of the American landscape that shows how geography continues to determine America's role in the world. -
Mapmatics : a mathematician's guide to navigating the world
Publication Date: 2024Mathematician Paulina Rowińska leads us on a riveting journey around the globe to discover how maps and math are deeply entwined, and always have been. -
The Handy Geography Answer Book
Publication Date: 2009Answers more than one thousand commonly asked geography questions, arranged by topic, such as climate, water and ice, exploration, cultural geography, and others.
