Historical Geography

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The study of the complex relationship between humans and the environment in the context of historical events and processes.

- "Historical geography is the branch of geography that studies the ways in which geographic phenomena have changed over time."
- "It is a synthesizing discipline which shares both topical and methodological similarities with history, anthropology, ecology, geology, environmental studies, literary studies, and other fields."
- "Although the majority of work in historical geography is considered human geography, the field also encompasses studies of geographic change which are not primarily anthropogenic."
- "Historical geography is often a major component of school and university curricula in geography and social studies."
- "Current research in historical geography is being performed by scholars in more than forty countries."
- "studies the ways in which geographic phenomena have changed over time."
- "shares both topical and methodological similarities with history, anthropology, ecology, geology, environmental studies, literary studies, and other fields."
- "encompasses studies of geographic change which are not primarily anthropogenic."
- "is often a major component of school and university curricula in geography and social studies."
- "being performed by scholars in more than forty countries."
- "studies the ways in which geographic phenomena have changed over time."
- "shares both topical and methodological similarities with history, anthropology, ecology, geology, environmental studies, literary studies, and other fields."
- "the field also encompasses studies of geographic change which are not primarily anthropogenic."
- "often a major component of school and university curricula in geography and social studies."
- "performed by scholars in more than forty countries."
- "studies the ways in which geographic phenomena have changed over time."
- "shares both topical and methodological similarities with history, anthropology, ecology, geology, environmental studies, literary studies, and other fields."
- "encompasses studies of geographic change which are not primarily anthropogenic."
- "often a major component of school and university curricula in geography and social studies."
- "performed by scholars in more than forty countries."