FACTOID # 31: Almost half of Ecuador is subject to environmental protection.
 
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Encyclopedia > Environmental geography

Environmental geography is the branch of geography that describes the spatial aspects of interactions between humans and the natural world. It requires an understanding of the dynamics of geology, meteorology, hydrology, biogeography, and geomorphology, as well as the ways in which human societies conceptualize the environment. This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... // Meteorology (from Greek: μετέωρον, meteoron, high in the sky; and λόγος, logos, knowledge) is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and forecasting. ... Water covers 70% of the Earths surface. ... Biogeography is the science which deals with patterns of species distribution and the processes that result in such patterns. ... Surface of the Earth Geomorphology is the study of landforms, including their origin and evolution, and the processes that shape them. ...


The links between cultural and physical geography were once more readily apparent than they are today. As human experience of the world is increasingly mediated by technology, the relationships have often become obscured.


Environmental geography represents a critically important set of analytical tools for assessing the impact of human presence on the environment by measuring the result of human activity on natural landforms and cycles.


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Geography - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1675 words)
Geography is the scientific study of the locational and spatial variation of both physical, biological and human phenomena on Earth.
Human geography is a branch of geography that focuses on the systematic study of patterns and processes that shape human interaction with the environment, with particular reference to the causes and consequences of the spatial distribution of human activity on the Earth's surface.
While the major focus of human geography is not the physical landscape of the Earth (see Physical geography) it is hardly possible to discuss human geography without referring to the physical landscape on which human activities are being played out, and environmental geography is emerging as a link between the two.
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