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This dictionary provides coverage in one volume of the terms used in both human and physical geography. There are over 6300 definitions across the following fields: cartography, surveying, remote sensing, statistics, meteorology, climatology, biogeography, ecology, simple geology, soils, geomorphology, population, migration, settlement, agriculture, industry, transport, development, and diffusion.
Headwords are printed in bold type and appear in alphabetical order. However, some entries contain further definitions. These have been included under the headword to avoid unnecessary repetition and to indicate some of the wider applications of the headword. Many entries have an asterisk. This points the reader to cross-references. In a very few cases the cross-reference as indicated does not have the exact wording as in the entry, but is close enough to make further reference possible.
References to geographical authors include surname, initials, and date. The use of these details in a card or electronic library catalogue will yield the book referred to.
Most journals are easily identifiable by their abbreviations, less simple abbreviations include:
AAAG - Annals of the Association of American Geographers
ESPL - Earth Science & Planetary Letters
TIBG - Transactions of the Institute of British Geographer
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