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social science subjects > geography > qualitative geography > fieldwork in human geography

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fieldwork in human geography  

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  • Fieldwork has long been recognized as an important activity for geographers, in both teaching and research. Carl Sauer, one of the most influential geographers of the 20th century, stated that the principal training of a geographer should come from doing fieldwork. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Fieldwork In Human Geography]

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