branch of geography
second-order class of geography as science
ecology
scientific study of the relationships between living organisms
language geography
branch of human geography that studies the geographic distribution of language(s) or its constituent elements
historical geography
branch of geography
toponymy
branch of onomastics, study of place names
transport geography
branch of geography studying movement of people, goods and information
regional geography
branch of geography
integrated geography
branch of geography that describes and explains the spatial aspects of interactions between human individuals or societies and their natural environment
quantitative geography
field of geography focused on quantitative methods and data
physical geography
one of the two major subfields of geography
time geography
Perspective on spatial and temporal proesses
commercial geography
branch of geography
mathematical geography
deals with calculations or measurements on the Earth's surface
electoral geography
geography of elections
philosophy of geography
metaphysical issues in geography
humanistic geography
branch of geographical science
development geography
branch of geography
labor geography
sub-discipline of human geography and economic geography that deals with the spatial relationships and geographic trends within labor and political systems
retail geography
study of retail stores placement
microbial biogeography
study of the distribution of microorganisms across space and time
social geography
branch of human geography
settlement geography
subfield of geography
landscape science
study of terrestrial landscapes
palaeogeography
the study of historical geography
political geography
study of the spatial outcomes of political processes
phytogeography
branch of biogeography concerned with the geographic distribution of plant species
insular biogeography
field within biogeography that examines the factors that affect the species richness and diversification of isolated natural communities
geography of media and communication
field of human geography
landscape genetics
combination of population genetics and landscape ecology
technical geography
technical aspects and methods of geography
geomorphology
scientific study of landforms and the processes that shape them
zoogeography
branch of the science of biogeography that is concerned with the geographic distribution (present and past) of animal species
urban geography
subdiscipline of geography concentrating on urban areas
coastal geography
study of the region between the sea and the land
potamology
study of rivers; branch of geography
rural geography
branch of geography
geography of finance
branch of economic geography that focuses on issues of financial globalization and the geographic patterns of finance