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geography, history of Whereas the Greeks were concerned with what we now call chorography , or areal differentiation , throughout most of human history, geography was concerned with exploration, in order to increase a knowledge of the earth. Indeed, the Royal Geographical Society still sponsors ...
January 1, 2004; A Dictionary of Geography

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