Portal:Geography
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Geography (from Greek: γεωγραφία, geographia, literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. The first person to use the word γεωγραφία was Eratosthenes (276–194 BC). 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 how they have changed and come to be.
Geography is often defined in terms of two branches: human geography and physical geography. Human geography deals with the study of people and their communities, cultures, economies, and interactions with the environment by studying their relations with and across space and place. Physical geography deals with the study of processes and patterns in the natural environment like the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and geosphere.
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In this month
- November 1998 – First annual GIS Day
- 8 November 1957 – Renaming of the organization Geographic Institute Agustín Codazzi
- 11 November 1889 – Pierre, South Dakota became capital when South Dakota gained statehood in United States
- 15 November 2007 – Cyclone Sidr struck the southwestern coast of Bangladesh (pictured)
Did you know...
- ... that Vanguard Cave (pictured) is one of four caves in Gibraltar which have been nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
- ...that one of the first discoveries of atmospheric neutrinos was made at India's Kolar Gold Fields?
- ...that technology from 18th-century France and China was used to improve the economy of Mysore kingdom?
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Mount Hood, a dormant stratovolcano, reflected in the waters of Mirror Lake, Oregon, United States. At 11,249 feet (3,429 metres), Mount Hood is the highest mountain in Oregon and the fourth-highest in the Cascade Range. It is considered an active volcano, but no major eruptive events have been catalogued since systematic record keeping began in the 1820s.
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