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The modern academic discipline of geography is rooted in ancient practice. Its separate identity was first formulated and named some 2,000 years ago by the Greeks when they combined the Greek words geo and graphein to mean ‘earth writing’ or earth description’.
What is Practical Geography? Each branch of systematised knowledge has certain tools and techniques on which it depends to further its basic objectives. Geography too has certain devices ...
Quantitative geography is the collection of methods that are applied, or could/can be applied, by geographers and others to study spatial phenomena (spatial, in geography, is any space on earth that can be represented on a map), issues and problems.
This volume gives a broad summary of this discipline and the methods that geographers use to study spatial phenomena. Beginning with a brief outline, the author has explored in detail the range of methods that are ...
A systematic Approach presents the topics necessary for a clear understanding of human and physical geography. It lucidly explains the techniques of surveying and cartography, using mathematical and statistical methods. Divided into five units – map making, statistical analysis, map interpretation, field techniques and advanced techniques of surveying – this book lays special emphasis on the methodology of surveying and cartography. ...