Geography (Greek Geo (γη) or Gaea (γαία), meaning "Earth", and graphein (γράφειν) meaning "to describe" or "to write") is the study of the earth and its features, inhabitants, and phenomena. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" wasEratosthenes (275-195 B.C.). Four historical traditions in geographical research are the spatial analysis of natural and human phenomena (geography as a study of distribution), area studies (places and regions), study of man-land relationship, and research in earth sciences. Nonetheless, modern geography is an all-encompassing discipline that foremost seeks to understand the world and all of its human and natural complexities-- not merely where objects are, but how they have changed and come to be. As "the bridge between the human and physical sciences," geography is divided into two main branches -human geography and physical geography.
Geography – Atlas • City • Climate • Demographics • Earth • Exploration • Geographic information system • History of geography •Map • Park • Place • Population density • Region • Spatial analysis • Subregion • Surveying
- Branches of Geography – Physical geography (Climatology, Hydrology) • Human geography
- Natural geographical features
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- Landforms – Badlands • Canyon • Cave • Cliff • Coast • Continent • Coral reef • Crater • Desert • Forest • Geyser • Glacier •Gully • Grassland • Highland • Hill • Island • Mesa • Mountain • Mountain range • Plain • Prairie • Peninsula • Reef • Ridge •Savanna • Shoal • Steppe • Tundra • Valley • Volcano • Wetland
- Manmade geographical features – Airport • Artificial dwelling hill • Artificial island • Breakwater • Bridge • Canal • Causeway •Country • Country subdivision • Dam (Levee) • Farm • Harbor • Nation • National park • Nature reserve • Park • Pier • Pipeline •Port • Railway • Ranch • Reservoir • Road (Street) • Settlement (Village, Town, City, Megalopolis) • Train station • Tunnel
- The World
- By hemisphere – New World • Old World | Eastern world • Western world | Eastern Hemisphere • Western Hemisphere | Northern Hemisphere • Southern Hemisphere
- By cultural region – Anglosphere • Arab world • Chinese world (Sinosphere) • Indosphere
- By ordinal classification – First World • Second World • Third World • Fourth World • Fifth World
- By economic development – Developed countries • Developing countries • Least Developed Countries
- By continent – Africa • Antarctica • Australia • Eurasia (Europe and Asia) • North America • South America
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- Countries of the World:
 Countries of Africa |  Countries of Asia |  Countries of Europe |  Countries of North America |
 Countries of Oceania |  Countries of South America |  Antarctic |  Arctic |
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