Encyclopedia of Geography Terms, Themes, and Concepts

This text provides an essential reference handbook for students of geography and related social sciences.

How did the Greek geographer Eratosthenes make an accurate calculation of the earth's circumstance more than 1,500 years before the first voyage of Columbus to the New World? What are the "green belts" of England that dominate its rural landscape? And what is regarded as the driest continent on the planet?

This handbook offers a broad coverage of terminology and concepts, serving as both ...