2007-12-13 06:47:41 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Geo - Latin. Meaning having to do with the Earth.
Graphy - Latin. Meaning the writing of.
Meaning that it is, literally, a study of the writing of the Earth.
What it means is that it is the study of the features of the Earth.
2007-12-13 06:56:19 · answer #1 · answered by Yun 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Meaning Of The Word Geography
2016-12-17 11:29:39 · answer #2 · answered by scialpi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Geography (Greek Geo (γη) or Gaea (γαία), meaning "Earth", and graphein (γράφειν) meaning "to describe" or "to write") is the study of the earth and its features, inhabitants, and phenomena.[1] A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes (275-195 B.C.). Four historical traditions in geographical research are the spatial analysis of natural and human phenomena (geography as a study of distribution), area studies (places and regions), study of man-land relationship, and research in earth sciences.[2] Nonetheless, modern geography is an all-encompassing discipline that foremost seeks to understand the world and all of its human and natural complexities-- not merely where objects are, but how they have changed and come to be. As "the bridge between the human and physical sciences," geography is divided into two main branches - human geography and physical geography.[3]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography
2007-12-13 07:01:52 · answer #3 · answered by Lynn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Geo- from 'geology' which is the study of earth and its geological processes and -graphy...probably from 'graph'...used for mapping out terrains in this context. So geography would be the study of the physical features of earth, the interactions among them etc. I am pretty sure it goes a bit deeper than that encompassing a bit of organic(?)chemistry, biology,physics....and so on. And also branches off into many sub areas like everything tends to. This is just an explanation off the top of my head without having to get into extra research. cheers~
2007-12-13 07:04:04 · answer #4 · answered by takeithome 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-08-20 06:01:44 · answer #5 · answered by Rafaelita 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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, vegetation, population, land use, industries, or states, and of the unit areas formed by the complex of these individual elements.
2007-12-13 08:55:56 · answer #6 · answered by Jagtar S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋