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Geography102

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    1. Geography102

    2. What is Geography?

    3. What is Geography?

    4. What is Geography?

    6. Divisions of Geography Geography is a bridge between the natural and social sciences. Geography is a holistic or synthesizing science, combining elements of many disciplines. Physical Geography Human Geography Rocks and Minerals Population Landforms Settlements Soils Economic Activities Animals Transportation Plants Recreational Activities Water Religion Atmosphere Political Systems Rivers and Other Water Bodies Social Traditions Environment Human Migration Climate and Weather Agricultural Systems Geotechniques GIS, GPS, Remote-Sensing, Cartography

    7. The Five Themes of Geography

    8. Population Concentrations

    11. The Geography of Breakfast a geographic thinking demonstration

    12. Breakfast Foods

    17. Tilt of the earth on its axis. The earth is tilted 23.5º from perpendicular to the plane of the ecliptic. Tilt is currently constantly toward Polaris

    18. Geographic Information Science (GIS) A GIS is "an organized collection of computer hardware, software, geographic data, and personnel designed to efficiently capture, store, update, manipulate, analyze, and display all forms of geographically referenced information."

    19. Famous Geography Students

    20. Jobs in Geography

    24. Quito, Ecuador, 2008

    27. Thailand, 2008

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