Geographer 74847 222164927 2008-06-27T21:39:56Z Max Naylor 141287 added .is link [[Image:The Geographer.jpg|thumb|250px|''The Geographer'' by [[Johannes Vermeer]] ]] A '''geographer''' is a [[scientist]] whose area of study is [[geography]], the study of [[Earth]]'s physical [[natural environment|environment]] and [[human]] [[habitat (ecology)|habitat]]. Though geographers are historically known as people who make [[map]]s, map making is actually the field of study of [[cartography]], a subset of geography. Geograhers study not only the physical details of the environment but also its impact on human and [[wildlife]] [[ecology|ecologies]], [[weather]] and [[climate]] patterns, [[economics]], and [[culture]]. They are often especially focused on the spatial relationships between these elements.<ref>[http://www2.una.edu/geography/statedepted/definitions.html What is Geography? A Series of Definitions<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Physical geographers identify, analyze, and interpret the distribution and arrangement of [[landforms]] and other features of the earth's surface. Modern geographers are often involved in resolving [[List of environmental issues|environmental problems]]. Many modern geographers are also the primary practitioners of [[geographic information system]]s and [[cartography]]. They are often employed by local, state, and federal government agencies as well as in the private sector by environmental and engineering firms. There is a well-known painting by [[Johannes Vermeer]] titled ''The Geographer'', which is often linked to Vermeer's ''The [[Astronomer]]''. These paintings are both thought to represent the growing influence and rise in prominence of scientific enquiry in [[Europe]] at the time of their painting, [[1668]]-[[1669|69]]. === Areas of Study === * [[Physical Geography]] - Including [[Geomorphology]], [[Hydrology]], [[Glaciology]], [[Biogeography]], [[Climatology]], [[Pedology]], [[Oceanography]], [[Geodesy]], and [[Environmental geography]]. *[[Human Geography]] - Including [[Urban geography]], [[Cultural geography]], [[Economic geography]], [[Political geography]], [[Historical geography]], [[Marketing geography]], [[Health geography]], and [[Social geography]]. * While there are numerous areas of study within geography, specific importance is placed upon the human and social aspects of the natural environment. Core examples of this can be seen in fields such as [[Natural hazards]], where, not only are the geophysical aspects studied in great detail (such as in geology), but also the human aspects. * The [[National Geographic Society]] identifies five broad key [[Five themes of geography|themes]] for geographers: **location **place **human-environment interaction **movement **regions<ref>[http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/themes.html Geography Education @ nationalgeographic.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==See also== {{Wiktionary}} *[[List of geographers]] [[Category:Science occupations]] [[Category:Social science occupations]] [[Category:Geographers| Geographer]] [[de:Geograph]] [[et:Geograaf]] [[es:Geógrafo]] [[eo:Geografoj]] [[hr:Geograf]] [[he:גאוגרף]] [[is:Landafræðingur]] [[mt:Ġeografu]] [[nl:Geograaf]] [[ja:地理学者]] [[pt:Geógrafo]] [[simple:Geographer]] [[sl:Geograf]] [[zh:地理學家]]