The Journal of Geography is an American academic journal published by the National Council for Geographic Education . The journal "publishes research, instructional approaches and book reviews on innovative approaches to geography research, teaching, and learning."
8-454: Georg Braun (also Brunus, Bruin ; 1541 – 10 March 1622) was a German topo- geographer . From 1572 to 1617, he edited the Civitates orbis terrarum, which contains 546 prospects, bird's-eye views and maps of cities from all around the world. As principal editor of the work, he acquired the tables, hired the artists, and wrote the texts. He died as an octogenarian in 1622, the only survivor of
16-667: The "Four traditions of geography" and applied "branches." The four traditions of geography were proposed in 1964 by William D. Pattison in a paper titled "The Four Traditions of Geography" appearing in the Journal of Geography . These traditions are: The UNESCO Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems subdivides geography into three major fields of study, which are then further subdivided. These are: The National Geographic Society identifies five broad key themes for geographers: [REDACTED] Geography portal Journal of Geography The editor in chief, As of 2021
24-448: The Greek suffix, "graphy", meaning "description", so a geographer is someone who studies the earth. The word "geography" is a Middle French word that is believed to have been first used in 1540. Although geographers are historically known as people who make maps , map making is actually the field of study of cartography , a subset of geography. Geographers do not study only the details of
32-532: The natural environment or human society, but they also study the reciprocal relationship between these two. For example, they study how the natural environment contributes to human society and how human society affects the natural environment. In particular, physical geographers study the natural environment while human geographers study human society and culture. Some geographers are practitioners of GIS ( geographic information system ) and are often employed by local, state, and federal government agencies as well as in
40-540: The original team to witness the publication of volume VI in 1617. Braun was born and died in Cologne . His principal profession was as a Catholic cleric . He spent thirty-seven years as canon and dean at the church, St. Maria ad Gradus , in Cologne. His six-volume work was inspired by Sebastian Münster 's Cosmographia . In form and layout it resembles the 1570 Theatrum orbis terrarum by Abraham Ortelius , as Ortelius
48-546: The private sector by environmental and engineering firms. The paintings by Johannes Vermeer titled The Geographer and The Astronomer are both thought to represent the growing influence and rise in prominence of scientific enquiry in Europe at the time of their painting in 1668–69. Subdividing geography is challenging, as the discipline is broad, interdisciplinary, ancient, and has been approached differently by different cultures. Attempts have gone back centuries, and include
56-445: The publication; however, Cairo Casablanca and Mexico City as well as Cuzco on one sheet are also included in volume I, whereas Tunis is featured in volume II. Geographer A geographer is a physical scientist, social scientist or humanist whose area of study is geography , the study of Earth's natural environment and human society, including how society and nature interacts. The Greek prefix "geo" means "earth" and
64-592: Was interested in a complementary companion for the Theatrum. The Braun publication set new standards in cartography for over 100 years. Frans Hogenberg (1535–1590, from Mechelen ) created the tables for volumes I through IV, and Simon van den Neuwel created those for volumes V and VI. Other contributors were Joris Hoefnagel , Jacob Hoefnagel , cartographer Daniel Freese , and Heinrich Rantzau . Works by Jacob van Deventer , Sebastian Münster , and Johannes Stumpf were also used. Primarily European cities are depicted in
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