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social science subjects > geography > history of geography > history of human geography

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history of human geography  

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  • Human geography has a long and complex history stretching into prehistory. At times, the evolution of human geography was closely intertwined with that of cartography and physical and environmental geography, each of which also has its own, distinct history. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Human Geography, History of]

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