But I didn't know they were part of the geography department. "Ah, right, we have Asian and African and Latin American studies programs here. "Some geographers specialize in different world regions." Maps that arent dotted with text look barren and lonely to mewhat could be more soulless than one of those grade-school outline maps of a region with only a few sad oil derricks or ears of corn drawn on it to depict industry or agriculture Those are the abominations that make kids hate geography. "Sociology, economics, cultural studies, poli sci." But we also study the social and economic and cultural and geopolitical sides of-"
"How is that different from ecology or environmental science?" Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks by Ken Jennings 3.9 (12) Paperback 18.00 Paperback 18.00 eBook 13.99 Audiobook 0. We're also interested in how humans relate to their planet." If thats true, I believe I will stay young forever, ageless and carefree as Dorian Gray while the cardboard at my parents house molders and fades. "It's broader than just physical geography. Maphead From Chapter 1: Eccentricity 'My wound is geography.' Pat Conroy They say youre not really grown up until youve moved the last box of your stuff out of storage at your parents. "So, it's like oceanography or hydrology." Geographers also study oceans, lakes, the water cycle."
"Well, yes, but we're interested in the whole world, not just the rocky bits. "Geography is Greek for 'writing about the earth.' We study the Earth." Imagine the poor geographer trying to explain to someone at a campus cocktail party (or even to an unsympathetic adminitrator) exactly what it is he or she studies. Much as Brainiac offered a behind-the-scenes look at the little-known demimonde of competitive trivia buffs, Maphead finally gives equal time to that other downtrodden underclass: America's map nerds. “The decline of geography in academia is easy to understand: we live in an age of ever-increasing specialization, and geography is a generalist's discipline. Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks is Ken's followup to his 2005 best-seller Brainiac.
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