![]() ![]() But I didn't know they were part of the geography department. ![]() "Ah, right, we have Asian and African and Latin American studies programs here. "Some geographers specialize in different world regions." "Sociology, economics, cultural studies, poli sci." But we also study the social and economic and cultural and geopolitical sides of-" ![]() "How is that different from ecology or environmental science?" Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks by Ken Jennings 3.9 (12) Paperback 18.00 Paperback 18.00 eBook 13.99 Audiobook 0. We're also interested in how humans relate to their planet." "It's broader than just physical geography. "So, it's like oceanography or hydrology." Geographers also study oceans, lakes, the water cycle." "Well, yes, but we're interested in the whole world, not just the rocky bits. "Geography is Greek for 'writing about the earth.' We study the Earth." Imagine the poor geographer trying to explain to someone at a campus cocktail party (or even to an unsympathetic adminitrator) exactly what it is he or she studies. “The decline of geography in academia is easy to understand: we live in an age of ever-increasing specialization, and geography is a generalist's discipline. ![]()
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