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area of study that investigates an area on the earth at a geographic perspective ex. local, regional.

Field of knowledge that studies the nature, motion, origin, and constitution of celestial bodies.

vast gaseous envelope of air that surrounds the earth.

Field of physical geography that studies the spatial pattern of living organisms.

Part of the Earth where life is found. The biosphere consists of all living things, plant and animal.

Field of knowledge that studies map construction. The act of creating a map.

Scientific study of the Earth's climate over long time spans (greater than several days).

A geographic information system merges information in a computer database with spatial coordinates on a digital map.

merges information in a computer database with spatial coordinates on a digital map.

The field of knowledge that investigates the origin of landforms on the Earth and other planets.

nvestigates human interactions with the environment.

study of soils

Time in the history (after 1950) of physical geography when measurement became the central focus of research