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• History of geography — This article explores the history of geography.Ancient geographyAncient Greeks environment influenced on the ways people met their needs and the way their culture develops.The ancient Greeks saw the poet Homer as the founder of geography. His… …   Wikipedia

• Global History and Geography Regents Exam — The Global History and Geography Regents Exam is an examination given three times each year in New York State that tests the students knowledge of their global history course that they have taken over the last two years, starting with Ancient… …   Wikipedia

• Geography — (from Greek γεωγραφία geografia ) is the study of the Earth and its lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena. [cite web |title=Geography |work=The American Heritage Dictionary/ of the English Language, Fourth Edition |publisher=Houghton… …   Wikipedia

• Geography and the Church — • Explains the nature of this science and the course of its evolution Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Geography and the Church     Geography and the Church      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• History of Croatia — This article is part of a series Early history …   Wikipedia

• Geography of Beijing — Location of Beijing Municipality in northern China …   Wikipedia

• History of Czechoslovakia — This article is part of a series Origins …   Wikipedia

• History of Orissa — History of South Asia and India Stone age (7000–1300 BCE) …   Wikipedia

• geography — /jee og reuh fee/, n., pl. geographies. 1. the science dealing with the areal differentiation of the earth s surface, as shown in the character, arrangement, and interrelations over the world of such elements as climate, elevation, soil,… …   Universalium

• History of cartography — The Fra Mauro map, one of the greatest memorial of medieval cartography, was made around 1450 by the Venetian monk Fra Mauro. It is a circular world map drawn on parchment and set in a wooden frame, about two meters in diameter Cartography (from… …   Wikipedia

• Geography in medieval Islam — Islamic geography includes the advancement of geography, cartography and earth sciences under various Islamic civilizations. During the medieval ages, Islamic geography was driven by a number of factors: the Islamic Golden Age, parallel… …   Wikipedia