List of basic geography topics
- For a more comprehensive list, see the List of geography topics.
- For the five unifying themes of geography, see 5 Themes of Geography.
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Geography is the study of the Earth and its features and of the distribution of life on the earth, including human life and the effects of human activity. Geography research addresses both the questions of where, as well as why, geographical phenomena occur. Basic topics in geography include:
Nature of geography
Branches of geography
Geography is divided into 2 main branches: physical geography and human geography. Each of these branches is divided into a number of subfields:
Sub-fields of physical geography
Sub-fields of human geography
Geographic multi-disciplinary fields
Geography by region
Regions of the world
Demographics by region
History of geography
- Main article: History of geography
Earth's spheres
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Geographical features
The Continents
Natural geographical features (landforms)
Manmade geographical features
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Basic geography concepts
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Influential geographers
Geography lists
- Main article: Lists of geography topics
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See also
External links
Geography at Wikipedia's sister projects
Definitions from Wiktionary
Media from Commons
News from Wikinews
Quotations from Wikiquote
Texts from Wikisource
Textbooks from Wikibooks
Resources from Wikiversity