Reply #5: Geography is much more than borders

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Geography is

1. The science which treats of the world and its inhabitants; a description of the earth, or a portion of the earth, including its structure, features, products,:woohoo:political divisions:woohoo:, and the people by whom it is inhabited. It also includes the responses and adaptations of people to topography, climate, soil and vegetation.
2. study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation.
http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/geography


"The ideal geographer should be able to do two things:
He should be able to read his newspaper with understanding,
and he should be able to take his country walk - or maybe his town walk -:woohoo:with interest.:woohoo:"

H. C. Darby (1946)