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Height in relation to a specified reference point

Study of underwater depth of lake or ocean floors

Act of traveling and searching for resources or for information about the land or space itself

Geographic information system

System to capture, manage, and present geographic data

Science that studies the lands, the features, the inhabitants and the phenomena of the Earth

Historical geography

Branch of geography

Human geography

The study of cultures, communities and activities of peoples of the world

Measurement of the elevation and depth of features on Earth's surface relative to mean sea level.

Island recorded on maps but later proven nonexistent

Physical geography

Study of processes and patterns in the natural environment

Political geography

The study of the spatial outcomes of political processes