Geography, English word, noun, when used as a noun means geography; terrain. [d?i?ɑɡr?f]

Example sentences:

1. I like geography most.

I like geography most.

2. But we should not be naive either: Geography is one more strike against them.

But we should not be naive either: Geography is one more strike against them.

But we should not be so naive either: Geography is one more strike against them.

Extended information:

Geography is a discipline that studies the spatial distribution patterns, time evolution processes and regional characteristics of spatial geographical elements on the earth’s surface or geographical complexes. The intersection of natural science and social science has the characteristics of comprehensiveness, intersectionality and regionality.

With the development of geographical information technology and changes in research methods, geography in the new era is turning to geographical science. The research theme places more emphasis on the comprehensive study of land surface systems. The research paradigm is undergoing a transformation from geographical knowledge description to , pattern and process coupling, and transition to simulation and prediction of complex human-earth systems.

Since the 1960s. Modern geography is the product of the modern scientific and technological revolution and develops with the progress of science and technology. It is marked by the birth of geographical quantitative methods, theoretical geography, and the emergence of computer cartography and geographic information systems.

The characteristics of modern geography are:

1. It originated in the United States, which is the most economically and scientifically developed country today. It first affected the United Kingdom and Northern Europe, and then spread to Western Europe, the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and Japan. , China and even the world. Representative figures and schools are: the Washington University School headed by W.L. Garrison and E.L. Ullman in the United States, the Cambridge University School headed by R.J. Jolly and P. Haggart in the United Kingdom, and the Lund University School headed by T. Hagstr?m in Sweden. group.

2. Emphasize the unity of geography. The vigorous development of departmental geography in the modern geography period, on the one hand, promoted the in-depth research on various branches of geography, but on the other hand, it ignored the unity of geography, weakened the comprehensive characteristics of geography, and made departmental geography Further in-depth research encountered great difficulties.